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Learning to create and use Java annotation

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PCQ Bureau
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BANGALORE, INDIA: Spark IT 2010 today

opened a window of knowledge to Java Annotation. Taking a session named

Learning to create and use Java Annotations, Dr. Venkat Subramaniam,

founder, Agile Developer Inc. explained that Annotations enhance

ability to extend the capability of a language without being part of

the community.



Annotations help to color the code, enable great expressive power and
are elegant and granular. Annotations are used like modifiers. They are

convenient to be placed in various places and can add values.






Subramaniam said that Java has few Annotations built in such as
deprecate, Override, Suppress Warnings and recommended the usage of

Override Annotation while using Java.






One can use @interface to define an
annotation. Annotation retention can be used at Source code, Byte code

and Runtime. The upcoming Java 7 has extensive use of Annotations
,

he added.









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