1 *java.lang.annotation.Inherited* *Inherited* Indicates that an annotation type i
3 public interface class Inherited
5 implements |java.lang.annotation.Annotation|
7 |java.lang.annotation.Inherited_Description|
8 |java.lang.annotation.Inherited_Fields|
9 |java.lang.annotation.Inherited_Constructors|
10 |java.lang.annotation.Inherited_Methods|
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14 *java.lang.annotation.Inherited_Description*
16 Indicates that an annotation type is automatically inherited. If an Inherited
17 meta-annotation is present on an annotation type declaration, and the user
18 queries the annotation type on a class declaration, and the class declaration
19 has no annotation for this type, then the class's superclass will automatically
20 be queried for the annotation type. This process will be repeated until an
21 annotation for this type is found, or the top of the class hierarchy (Object)
22 is reached. If no superclass has an annotation for this type, then the query
23 will indicate that the class in question has no such annotation.
25 Note that this meta-annotation type has no effect if the annotated type is used
26 to annotate anything other than a class. Note also that this meta-annotation
27 only causes annotations to be inherited from superclasses; annotations on
28 implemented interfaces have no effect.