Byte Buddy 1.14.12 · net.bytebuddy.implementation.attribute.AnnotationRetention

An annotation retention strategy decides if annotations that are contained within a class file are preserved upon redefining or rebasing a method. When annotations are retained, it is important not to define annotations explicitly that are already defined. When annotations are retained, they are retained in their original format, i.e. default values that were not included in the class file are not added or skipped as determined by a AnnotationValueFilter.

Field Summary

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
public static final AnnotationRetention	DISABLED Disables annotation retention, i.e. annotations within an existing class files are discarded.
public static final AnnotationRetention	ENABLED Enables annotation retention, i.e. annotations within an existing class files are preserved as they are.
private final boolean	enabled `true` if annotation retention is enabled.

Constructor Summary

Access	Constructor and Description
private	AnnotationRetention(boolean `true` if annotation retention is enabled. enabled) Creates an annotation retention strategy.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
public boolean	Returns: `true` if annotation retention is enabled. isEnabled() Returns `true` if annotation retention is enabled.
public static AnnotationRetention	Returns: An enabled annotation retention if the value is `true`. of(boolean `true` if annotation retention is enabled. enabled) Resolves an annotation retention from a boolean value.
public static AnnotationRetention	valueOf(String name)
public static AnnotationRetention[]	values()

Inherited from java.lang.Enum:: clone compareTo describeConstable equals finalize getDeclaringClass hashCode name ordinal toString valueOf

Field Detail

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public static final AnnotationRetention DISABLED Disables annotation retention, i.e. annotations within an existing class files are discarded.

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public static final AnnotationRetention ENABLED Enables annotation retention, i.e. annotations within an existing class files are preserved as they are.

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private final boolean enabled `true` if annotation retention is enabled.

Constructor Detail

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AnnotationRetention	back to summary
private AnnotationRetention(boolean enabled) Creates an annotation retention strategy. Parameters enabled:boolean `true` if annotation retention is enabled.

private AnnotationRetention(boolean enabled)

Creates an annotation retention strategy.

Parameters

enabled:boolean: true if annotation retention is enabled.

Method Detail

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public boolean isEnabled() Returns `true` if annotation retention is enabled. Returns:boolean `true` if annotation retention is enabled.

public boolean isEnabled()

Returns true if annotation retention is enabled.

Returns:boolean: true if annotation retention is enabled.

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public static AnnotationRetention of(boolean enabled) Resolves an annotation retention from a boolean value. Parameters enabled:boolean `true` if annotation retention is enabled. Returns:AnnotationRetention An enabled annotation retention if the value is `true`.

public static AnnotationRetention of(boolean enabled)

Resolves an annotation retention from a boolean value.