Java Annotations not working

Question

I\'m trying to use Java annotations, but can\'t seem to get my code to recognize that one exists. What am I doing wrong?

  import java.lang.reflect.*;
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Answer 1

You need to specify the annotation as being a Runtime annotation using the @Retention annotation on the annotation interface.

i.e.

@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@interface MyAnnotation{}