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javax.annotation.processing

public @Interface Generated

extends Annotation
Annotations
@Documented
@Retention:SOURCE
@Target:PACKAGE, TYPE, METHOD, CONSTRUCTOR, FIELD, LOCAL_VARIABLE, PARAMETER
Imports
java.lang.annotation.*
The Generated annotation is used to mark source code that has been generated. It can also be used to differentiate user written code from generated code in a single file.

Examples:

  @Generated("com.example.Generator")

  @Generated(value="com.example.Generator", date= "2017-07-04T12:08:56.235-0700")

  @Generated(value="com.example.Generator", date= "2017-07-04T12:08:56.235-0700",
     comments= "comment 1")
Since
9

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public String

Returns:

Comments that the code generated included
comments()

A place holder for any comments that the code generator may want to include in the generated code.

public String

Returns:

The date the source was generated
date()

Date when the source was generated.

public String[]

Returns:

The name of the code generator
value()

The value element MUST have the name of the code generator.

Inherited from java.lang.annotation.Annotation:
annotationTypeequalshashCodetoString

Method Detail

commentsback to summary
public String comments()

A place holder for any comments that the code generator may want to include in the generated code.

Returns:String

Comments that the code generated included

dateback to summary
public String date()

Date when the source was generated. The date element must follow the ISO 8601 standard. For example the date element would have the following value 2017-07-04T12:08:56.235-0700 which represents 2017-07-04 12:08:56 local time in the U.S. Pacific Time time zone.

Returns:String

The date the source was generated

valueback to summary
public String[] value()

The value element MUST have the name of the code generator. The name is the fully qualified name of the code generator.

Returns:String[]

The name of the code generator