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java.lang.annotation
public final enum

java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy

java.lang.Object
	java.lang.Enum		Serializable Comparable
		java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy

An enumeration for annotation retention policies.

RetentionPolicy	CLASS	Annotation is available in the source code and in the class file, but not at runtime.
RetentionPolicy	RUNTIME	Annotation is available in the source code, the class file and is available at runtime.
RetentionPolicy	SOURCE	Annotation is only available in the source code.

			static	RetentionPolicy	valueOf(String name)
		final	static	RetentionPolicy[]	values()

	Object	clone()
		Answers a new instance of the same class as the receiver, whose slots have been filled in with the values in the slots of the receiver.
	boolean	equals(Object o)
		Compares the argument to the receiver, and answers true if they represent the same object using a class specific comparison.
	void	finalize()
		Called by the virtual machine when there are no longer any (non-weak) references to the receiver.
final	Class	getClass()
		Answers the unique instance of java.lang.Class which represents the class of the receiver.
	int	hashCode()
		Answers an integer hash code for the receiver.
final	void	notify()
		Causes one thread which is `wait` ing on the receiver to be made ready to run.
final	void	notifyAll()
		Causes all threads which are `wait` ing on the receiver to be made ready to run.
	String	toString()
		Answers a string containing a concise, human-readable description of the receiver.
final	void	wait(long time, int frac)
		Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run either pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by `notify` or `notifyAll`) or the expiration of the timeout.
final	void	wait(long time)
		Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run either pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by `notify` or `notifyAll`) or the expiration of the timeout.
final	void	wait()
		Causes the thread which sent this message to be made not ready to run pending some change in the receiver (as indicated by `notify` or `notifyAll`).

Annotation is available in the source code and in the class file, but not at runtime. This is the default policy.

Annotation is available in the source code, the class file and is available at runtime.

				int	compareTo(T another)
					Answers an integer indicating the relative positions of the receiver and the argument in the natural order of elements of the receiver's class.


e.g. "intent" or "activity"