001    /* RetentionPolicy.java - Enum listing lifetimes for an annotation
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037    
038    package java.lang.annotation;
039    
040    /**
041     * This enum is used to control the lifetime of an annotation.
042     *
043     * @see Retention
044     *
045     * @since 1.5
046     */
047    public enum RetentionPolicy
048    {
049      /** Indicates that the annotation should be stored in class files.  */
050      CLASS,
051    
052      /** Indicates that the annotation should be available at runtime.  */
053      RUNTIME,
054    
055      /**
056       * Indicates that the annotation should only be available when
057       * parsing the source code.
058       */
059      SOURCE;
060    
061      /**
062       * For compatability with Sun's JDK
063       */
064      private static final long serialVersionUID = -1700821648800605045L;
065    
066    }