Sep 3, 2009 · Java EE 5 favors the use of annotations over XML configuration. For example, in EJB3 the transaction attributes on an EJB method are specified using annotations.

Java annotations associate information with the annotated program element. Beside Java annotations Java programs have copious amounts of informal documentation that typically is …

Java @Annotation @Annotation (from Java 5) adds a metadata which are used for instruction in compile, deployment and run time. It is defined by RetentionPolicy RetentionPolicy defines a …

Oct 12, 2009 · I'm attempting to slap two or more annotations of the same type on a single element, in this case, a method. Here's the approximate code that I'm working with: public …

I'm unable to use an Enum taken from a Constant as a parameter in an annotation. I get this compilation error: "The value for annotation attribute [attribute] must be an enum constant …

161 I'm exploring annotations and came to a point where some annotations seems to have a hierarchy among them. I'm using annotations to generate code in the background for Cards. …

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Mar 2, 2014 · 30 From Java language specification, Chapter 9.6 Annotation Types: No extends clause is permitted. (Annotation types implicitly extend annotation.Annotation.) So, you can not …

Invalid type for annotation member": public @interface MyAnnotation { Object myParameter; ^^^^^^ } Obviously Object cannot be used as type of an annotation member. Unfortunately I …

As already was mentioned in previous posts, annotation vales are compile-time constants and there is no way to use an array value as a parameter. I solved this problem a bit differently. If …