Name
Deprecated
Synopsis
This annotation
type marks the annotated program element as deprecated. The Java
compiler issues a warning if the annotated element is used or
overrided in code that is not itself @Deprecated
.
In Java 5.0,
the @Deprecated
annotation works in the same way as
the @deprecated
javadoc tag. In future releases of
Java, the compiler may ignore @deprecated
javadoc
tag and rely only on the @Deprecated
annotation.
This annotation type has runtime retention and does not have an
@Target
meta-annotation, which means it may be
applied to any program element. Deprecated
has an
@Documented
meta-annotation, meaning that the
presence of an @Deprecated
annotation should be a
documented part of the annotated element’s API.
Figure 10-16. java.lang.Deprecated
public @interface Deprecated {
}
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