Uses of Class java.lang.annotation.Target (Java Platform SE 7 b138)

Packages that use Target
Package	Description
java.beans	Contains classes related to developing beans -- components based on the JavaBeans™ architecture.
java.lang	Provides classes that are fundamental to the design of the Java programming language.
java.lang.annotation	Provides library support for the Java programming language annotation facility.
javax.annotation
javax.annotation.processing	Facilities for declaring annotation processors and for allowing annotation processors to communicate with an annotation processing tool environment.
javax.jws
javax.jws.soap
javax.management	Provides the core classes for the Java Management Extensions.
javax.xml.bind.annotation	Defines annotations for customizing Java program elements to XML Schema mapping.
javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters	`XmlAdapter` and its spec-defined sub-classes to allow arbitrary Java classes to be used with JAXB.
javax.xml.ws	This package contains the core JAX-WS APIs.
javax.xml.ws.soap	This package defines APIs specific to the SOAP binding.
javax.xml.ws.spi	This package defines SPIs for JAX-WS.

Uses of Target in java.beans

Classes in java.beans with annotations of type Target
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`interface`	`ConstructorProperties` An annotation on a constructor that shows how the parameters of that constructor correspond to the constructed object's getter methods.
`interface`	`Transient` Indicates that an attribute called "transient" should be declared with the given `value` when the `Introspector` constructs a `PropertyDescriptor` or `EventSetDescriptor` classes associated with the annotated code element.

Uses of Target in java.lang

Classes in java.lang with annotations of type Target
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`interface`	`Deprecated` A program element annotated @Deprecated is one that programmers are discouraged from using, typically because it is dangerous, or because a better alternative exists.
`interface`	`Override` Indicates that a method declaration is intended to override a method declaration in a supertype.
`interface`	`SafeVarargs` A programmer assertion that the body of the annotated method or constructor does not perform potentially unsafe operations on its varargs parameter.
`interface`	`SuppressWarnings` Indicates that the named compiler warnings should be suppressed in the annotated element (and in all program elements contained in the annotated element).

Uses of Target in java.lang.annotation

Classes in java.lang.annotation with annotations of type Target
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`interface`	`Documented` Indicates that annotations with a type are to be documented by javadoc and similar tools by default.
`interface`	`Inherited` Indicates that an annotation type is automatically inherited.
`interface`	`Retention` Indicates how long annotations with the annotated type are to be retained.
`interface`	`Target` Indicates the kinds of program element to which an annotation type is applicable.

Uses of Target in javax.annotation

Classes in javax.annotation with annotations of type Target
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`interface`	`Generated` The Generated annotation is used to mark source code that has been generated.
`interface`	`PostConstruct` The PostConstruct annotation is used on a method that needs to be executed after dependency injection is done to perform any initialization.
`interface`	`PreDestroy` The PreDestroy annotation is used on methods as a callback notification to signal that the instance is in the process of being removed by the container.
`interface`	`Resource` The Resource annotation marks a resource that is needed by the application.
`interface`	`Resources` This class is used to allow multiple resources declarations.

Uses of Target in javax.annotation.processing

Classes in javax.annotation.processing with annotations of type Target
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`interface`	`SupportedAnnotationTypes` An annotation used to indicate what annotation types an annotation processor supports.
`interface`	`SupportedOptions` An annotation used to indicate what options an annotation processor supports.
`interface`	`SupportedSourceVersion` An annotation used to indicate the latest source version an annotation processor supports.

Uses of Target in javax.jws

Classes in javax.jws with annotations of type Target
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`interface`	`HandlerChain` Associates the Web Service with an externally defined handler chain.
`interface`	`Oneway` Indicates that the given @WebMethod has only an input message and no output.
`interface`	`WebMethod` Customizes a method that is exposed as a Web Service operation.
`interface`	`WebParam` Customizes the mapping of an individual parameter to a Web Service message part and XML element.
`interface`	`WebResult` Customizes the mapping of the return value to a WSDL part and XML element.
`interface`	`WebService` Marks a Java class as implementing a Web Service, or a Java interface as defining a Web Service interface.

Uses of Target in javax.jws.soap

Classes in javax.jws.soap with annotations of type Target
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`interface`	`SOAPBinding` Specifies the mapping of the Web Service onto the SOAP message protocol.
`interface`	`SOAPMessageHandlers` Deprecated. As of JSR-181 2.0 with no replacement.

Uses of Target in javax.management

Classes in javax.management with annotations of type Target
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`interface`	`DescriptorKey` Meta-annotation that describes how an annotation element relates to a field in a `Descriptor`.
`interface`	`MXBean` Annotation to mark an interface explicitly as being an MXBean interface, or as not being an MXBean interface.

Uses of Target in javax.xml.bind.annotation

Classes in javax.xml.bind.annotation with annotations of type Target
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`interface`	`XmlAccessorOrder` Controls the ordering of fields and properties in a class.
`interface`	`XmlAccessorType` Controls whether fields or Javabean properties are serialized by default.
`interface`	`XmlAnyAttribute` Maps a JavaBean property to a map of wildcard attributes.
`interface`	`XmlAnyElement` Maps a JavaBean property to XML infoset representation and/or JAXB element.
`interface`	`XmlAttachmentRef` Marks a field/property that its XML form is a uri reference to mime content.
`interface`	`XmlAttribute` Maps a JavaBean property to a XML attribute.
`interface`	`XmlElement` Maps a JavaBean property to a XML element derived from property name.
`interface`	`XmlElementDecl` Maps a factory method to a XML element.
`interface`	`XmlElementRef` Maps a JavaBean property to a XML element derived from property's type.
`interface`	`XmlElementRefs` Marks a property that refers to classes with `XmlElement` or JAXBElement.
`interface`	`XmlElements` A container for multiple @`XmlElement` annotations.
`interface`	`XmlElementWrapper` Generates a wrapper element around XML representation.
`interface`	`XmlEnum` Maps an enum type `Enum` to XML representation.
`interface`	`XmlEnumValue` Maps an enum constant in `Enum` type to XML representation.
`interface`	`XmlID` Maps a JavaBean property to XML ID.
`interface`	`XmlIDREF` Maps a JavaBean property to XML IDREF.
`interface`	`XmlInlineBinaryData` Disable consideration of XOP encoding for datatypes that are bound to base64-encoded binary data in XML.
`interface`	`XmlList` Used to map a property to a list simple type.
`interface`	`XmlMimeType` Associates the MIME type that controls the XML representation of the property.
`interface`	`XmlMixed` Annotate a JavaBean multi-valued property to support mixed content.
`interface`	`XmlNs` Associates a namespace prefix with a XML namespace URI.
`interface`	`XmlRegistry` Marks a class that has `XmlElementDecl`s.
`interface`	`XmlRootElement` Maps a class or an enum type to an XML element.
`interface`	`XmlSchema` Maps a package name to a XML namespace.
`interface`	`XmlSchemaType` Maps a Java type to a simple schema built-in type.
`interface`	`XmlSchemaTypes` A container for multiple @`XmlSchemaType` annotations.
`interface`	`XmlSeeAlso` Instructs JAXB to also bind other classes when binding this class.
`interface`	`XmlTransient` Prevents the mapping of a JavaBean property/type to XML representation.
`interface`	`XmlType` Maps a class or an enum type to a XML Schema type.
`interface`	`XmlValue` Enables mapping a class to a XML Schema complex type with a simpleContent or a XML Schema simple type.

Uses of Target in javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters

Classes in javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters with annotations of type Target
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`interface`	`XmlJavaTypeAdapter` Use an adapter that implements `XmlAdapter` for custom marshaling.
`interface`	`XmlJavaTypeAdapters` A container for multiple @`XmlJavaTypeAdapter` annotations.

Uses of Target in javax.xml.ws

Classes in javax.xml.ws with annotations of type Target
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`interface`	`Action` The `Action` annotation allows explicit association of a WS-Addressing `Action` message addressing property with `input`, `output`, and `fault` messages of the mapped WSDL operation.
`interface`	`BindingType` The `BindingType` annotation is used to specify the binding to use for a web service endpoint implementation class.
`interface`	`FaultAction` The `FaultAction` annotation is used inside an `Action` annotation to allow an explicit association of a WS-Addressing `Action` message addressing property with the `fault` messages of the WSDL operation mapped from the exception class.
`interface`	`RequestWrapper` Used to annotate methods in the Service Endpoint Interface with the request wrapper bean to be used at runtime.
`interface`	`RespectBinding` This feature clarifies the use of the `wsdl:binding` in a JAX-WS runtime.
`interface`	`ResponseWrapper` Used to annotate methods in the Service Endpoint Interface with the response wrapper bean to be used at runtime.
`interface`	`ServiceMode` Used to indicate whether a `Provider` implementation wishes to work with entire protocol messages or just with protocol message payloads.
`interface`	`WebEndpoint` Used to annotate the `getPortName()` methods of a generated service interface.
`interface`	`WebFault` Used to annotate service specific exception classes to customize to the local and namespace name of the fault element and the name of the fault bean.
`interface`	`WebServiceClient` Used to annotate a generated service interface.
`interface`	`WebServiceProvider` Used to annotate a Provider implementation class.
`interface`	`WebServiceRef` The `WebServiceRef` annotation is used to define a reference to a web service and (optionally) an injection target for it.
`interface`	`WebServiceRefs` The `WebServiceRefs` annotation allows multiple web service references to be declared at the class level.

Uses of Target in javax.xml.ws.soap

Classes in javax.xml.ws.soap with annotations of type Target
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`interface`	`Addressing` This annotation represents the use of WS-Addressing with either the SOAP 1.1/HTTP or SOAP 1.2/HTTP binding.
`interface`	`MTOM` This feature represents the use of MTOM with a web service.

Uses of Target in javax.xml.ws.spi

Classes in javax.xml.ws.spi with annotations of type Target
Modifier and Type	Class and Description
`interface`	`WebServiceFeatureAnnotation` Annotation used to identify other annotations as a `WebServiceFeature`.

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Uses of Classjava.lang.annotation.Target