Java In A Nutshell, 5th Edition

This package defines the framework for annotations. It includes the base Annotation interface that all annotation types extend, meta-annotation types, their associated enumerated types, and exception and error classes related to annotations. The most important members of this package are the meta-annotation types: Documented , Inherited , Retention , and Target .

Interfaces

public interface Annotation ;

Enumerated Types

public enum ElementType ; public enum RetentionPolicy ;

Annotation Types

public @interface Documented ; public @interface Inherited ; public @interface Retention ; public @interface Target ;

Exceptions

public class AnnotationTypeMismatchException extends RuntimeException; public class IncompleteAnnotationException extends RuntimeException;

Errors

public class AnnotationFormatError extends Error;