Retention (Java Platform SE 7 b138)

```
@Documented
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
@Target(value=ANNOTATION_TYPE)
public @interface Retention
```
Indicates how long annotations with the annotated type are to be retained. If no Retention annotation is present on an annotation type declaration, the retention policy defaults to RetentionPolicy.CLASS.
A Retention meta-annotation has effect only if the meta-annotated type is used directly for annotation. It has no effect if the meta-annotated type is used as a member type in another annotation type.

Since:

1.5

- Required Element Summary
  
  Required Elements
  Modifier and Type Required Element and Description
  
  RetentionPolicy value

Required Elements
Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
`RetentionPolicy`	`value`

- Element Detail
  - value
```
public abstract RetentionPolicy value
```

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DRAFT ea-b138

Annotation Type Retention

Required Element Summary

Element Detail

value