jdk

Annotation Type Exported

@Documented
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value={TYPE,PACKAGE})
 @Exported
public @interface Exported

Indicates whether or not a JDK specific type or package is an exported part of the JDK suitable for use outside of the JDK implementation itself. This annotation should only be applied to types and packages outside of the Java SE namespaces of java.* and javax.* packages. For example, certain portions of com.sun.* are official parts of the JDK meant to be generally usable while other portions of com.sun.* are not. This annotation type allows those portions to be easily and programmatically distinguished.

If in one release a type or package is @Exported(true), in a subsequent major release such a type or package can transition to @Exported(false).

If a type or package is @Exported(false) in a release, it may be removed in a subsequent major release.

If a top-level type has an @Exported annotation, any nested member types with the top-level type should have an @Exported annotation with the same value. (In exceptional cases, if a nested type is going to be removed before its enclosing type, the nested type's could be @Exported(false) while its enclosing type was @Exported(true).) Likewise, if a package has an @Exported annotation, top-level types within that package should also have an @Exported annotation. Sometimes a top-level type may have a different @Exported value than its package.

Since:

1.8

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
boolean	value Whether or not the annotated type or package is an exported part of the JDK.

Element Detail

value

public abstract boolean value

Whether or not the annotated type or package is an exported part of the JDK.

Default:

true