Java Tutorial: Annotations in java | Java annotations [Built-In Annotations in Java - @inherited] ~ foundjava

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Java Tutorial: Annotations in java | Java annotations [Built-In Annotations in Java - @inherited] 

InheritedAnnotationDemo.java

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

@Inherited
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@interface MyAnnotation
    {

    }

@MyAnnotation
class A
{

}

class B extends A
{

}

public class InheritedAnnotationDemo
{
    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        System.out.println("Super class Annotation = "+new A().getClass().getAnnotation(
                MyAnnotation.class));
        
        System.out.println("Sub class Annotation = "+new B().getClass().getAnnotation(
                MyAnnotation.class));
    }
}

Output 

Super class Annotation = @MyAnnotation()
Sub class Annotation = @MyAnnotation()

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