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 operation of the code they annotate.
Annotations have a number of uses, among them:
Link : https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/annotations/basics.html
Wiki : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_annotation
Annotations have a number of uses, among them:
- Information for the compiler — Annotations can be used by the compiler to detect errors or suppress warnings.
- Compile-time and deployment-time processing — Software tools can process annotation information to generate code, XML files, and so forth.
- Runtime processing — Some annotations are available to be examined at runtime.
Link : https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/annotations/basics.html
Wiki : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_annotation
Reference:
- https://goo.gl/3Qp3k9
- http://www.itzhai.com/java-based-notebook-annotation-annotation-introduction-and-use-custom-annotations.html#read-more
- http://www.jianshu.com/p/71e1906af9fa