Module jakarta.annotation
Package jakarta.annotation

Annotation Type Generated

@Documented @Retention(SOURCE) @Target({PACKAGE,TYPE,ANNOTATION_TYPE,METHOD,CONSTRUCTOR,FIELD,LOCAL_VARIABLE,PARAMETER}) public @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.

The value element must have the name of the code generator. The recommended convention is to use the fully qualified name of the code generator in the value field, for example com.company.package.classname.

The date element is used to indicate the date the source was generated. The date element must follow the ISO 8601 standard. For example, the date element could have the value 2001-07-04T12:08:56.235-0700, which represents 2001-07-04 12:08:56 local time in the U.S. Pacific time zone.

The comment element is a place holder for any comments that the code generator may want to include in the generated code.

  • Required Element Summary

    Required Elements
    Modifier and Type
    Required Element
    Description
    String[]
    value
    The value element must have the name of the code generator.

  • Optional Element Summary

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

  • Element Details

    • value

      String[] value
      The value element must have the name of the code generator. The recommended convention is to use the fully qualified name of the code generator. For example: com.acme.generator.CodeGen.

    • date

      String date
      Date when the source was generated.
      Default:
      ""

    • comments

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