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package java.lang.annotation;
/**
* Defines an enumeration for annotation retention policies. Used in conjunction
* with the {@link Retention} annotation to specify an annotation's time-to-live
* in the overall development life cycle.
*
* @since 1.5
*/
public enum RetentionPolicy {
/**
* Annotation is only available in the source code.
*/
SOURCE,
/**
* Annotation is available in the source code and in the class file, but not
* at runtime. This is the default policy.
*/
CLASS,
/**
* Annotation is available in the source code, the class file and is
* available at runtime.
*/
RUNTIME
}