Java example source code file (Generated.java)

This example Java source code file (Generated.java) is included in the alvinalexander.com "Java Source Code Warehouse" project. The intent of this project is to help you "Learn Java by Example" ^TM.

Learn more about this Java project at its project page.

Java - Java tags/keywords

annotation, annotation_type, constructor, documented, field, generated, local_variable, method, package, parameter, retention, string, target

The Generated.java Java example source code

/*
 * Copyright (c) 2005, 2013, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
 *
 * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
 * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
 * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
 * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
 * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code.
 *
 * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
 * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
 * accompanied this code).
 *
 * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
 * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
 * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 *
 * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
 * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
 * questions.
 */

package javax.annotation;
import java.lang.annotation.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;

/**
 * The Generated annotation is used to mark source code that has been generated.
 * It can also be used to differentiate user written code from generated code
 * in a single file. When used, the value element must have the name of the
 * code generator. The recommended convention is to use the fully qualified
 * name of the code generator in the value field .
 * <p>For example: com.company.package.classname.
 * The date element is used to indicate the date the source was generated.
 * The date element must follow the ISO 8601 standard. For example the date
 * element would have the following value 2001-07-04T12:08:56.235-0700
 * which represents 2001-07-04 12:08:56 local time in the U.S. Pacific
 * Time time zone.</p>
 * <p>The comment element is a place holder for any comments that the code
 * generator may want to include in the generated code.</p>
 *
 * @since Common Annotations 1.0
 */

@Documented
@Retention(SOURCE)
@Target({PACKAGE, TYPE, ANNOTATION_TYPE, METHOD, CONSTRUCTOR, FIELD,
        LOCAL_VARIABLE, PARAMETER})
public @interface Generated {
   /**
    * The value element MUST have the name of the code generator.
    * The recommended convention is to use the fully qualified name of the
    * code generator. For example: com.acme.generator.CodeGen.
    */
   String[] value();

   /**
    * Date when the source was generated.
    */
   String date() default "";

   /**
    * A place holder for any comments that the code generator may want to
    * include in the generated code.
    */
   String comments() default "";
}