Category: annotations

Annotations, a form of metadata, provide data about a program that is not part of the program itself. Annotations have no direct effect on the...

Java Annotations What are Annotations? Annotations are a form of metadata that provide some data to a program, but are not part of the program....

Java annotations are a new feature introduced in JDK5, and given that most frameworks today (such as Spring) use annotations to simplify code and improve...

The @target action: Indicates the scope of the modified annotation, i.e. where the described annotation can be used {code... } elementType (TYPE: class, interface, or...