Annotation Interface Generated


The Generated annotation is used to mark source code that has been generated. It can also be used to differentiate user written code from generated code in a single file.

Examples: Link icon

   @Generated("com.example.Generator")
 
   @Generated(value="com.example.Generator", date= "2017-07-04T12:08:56.235-0700")
 
   @Generated(value="com.example.Generator", date= "2017-07-04T12:08:56.235-0700",
      comments= "comment 1")
 
Since:
9
  • Required Element Summary Link icon

    Required Elements
    Modifier and Type
    Required Element
    Description
    The value element MUST have the name of the code generator.
  • Optional Element Summary Link icon

    Optional Elements
    Modifier and Type
    Optional Element
    Description
    A place holder for any comments that the code generator may want to include in the generated code.
    Date when the source was generated.
  • Element Details

    • value Link icon

      String[] value
      The value element MUST have the name of the code generator. The name is the fully qualified name of the code generator.
      Returns:
      The name of the code generator
    • date Link icon

      String date
      Date when the source was generated. The date element must follow the ISO 8601 standard. For example the date element would have the following value 2017-07-04T12:08:56.235-0700 which represents 2017-07-04 12:08:56 local time in the U.S. Pacific Time time zone.
      Returns:
      The date the source was generated
      Default:
      ""
    • comments Link icon

      String comments
      A place holder for any comments that the code generator may want to include in the generated code.
      Returns:
      Comments that the code generated included
      Default:
      ""