Uses of Class java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy (Java Platform SE 8 )
Date: 2026-04-17

## Uses of Class
java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy

- Packages that use RetentionPolicy
  Package | Description
  --- | ---
  java.lang.annotation | Provides library support for the Java programming language annotation facility.

- - ### Uses of RetentionPolicy in java.lang.annotation

    Methods in java.lang.annotation that return RetentionPolicy
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static RetentionPolicy` | RetentionPolicy.`valueOf(String name)` Returns the enum constant of this type with the specified name.
    `static RetentionPolicy[]` | RetentionPolicy.`values()` Returns an array containing the constants of this enum type, in the order they are declared.

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