Kotlin libraries

kotlin-stdlib/kotlin.annotation/AnnotationRetention

AnnotationRetention

enum AnnotationRetention : Enum<AnnotationRetention> (source)

Contains the list of possible annotation's retentions.

Determines how an annotation is stored in binary output.

Since Kotlin

1.0

Entries

Annotation isn't stored in binary output

Annotation is stored in binary output, but invisible for reflection

Annotation is stored in binary output and visible for reflection (default retention)

Properties

declaringJavaClass

val <E : Enum<E>> Enum<E>.declaringJavaClass: Class<E>

Returns a Java Class instance of the enum the given constant belongs to.

Since Kotlin 1.7

val entries: EnumEntries<AnnotationRetention>

Since Kotlin 1.0

expect val name: String

Returns the name of this enum constant, exactly as declared in its enum declaration.

Since Kotlin 1.0

expect val ordinal: Int

Returns the ordinal of this enumeration constant (its position in its enum declaration, where the initial constant is assigned an ordinal of zero).

Since Kotlin 1.0

Functions

infix inline fun <T> Comparable<T>.compareTo(other: T): Int

Compares this object with the specified object for order. Returns zero if this object is equal to the specified other object, a negative number if it's less than other, or a positive number if it's greater than other.

Since Kotlin 1.6

fun valueOf(value: String): AnnotationRetention

Since Kotlin 1.0

fun values(): Array<AnnotationRetention>

Since Kotlin 1.0

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