8257637: Update usage of "type" terminology in java.lang.annotation

Reviewed-by: darcy
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Julia Boes 2020-12-16 10:46:39 +00:00
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/*
* Copyright (c) 2003, 2015, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
* Copyright (c) 2003, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
* DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
*
* This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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package java.lang.annotation;
/**
* Indicates how long annotations with the annotated type are to
* Indicates how long annotations with the annotated interface are to
* be retained. If no Retention annotation is present on
* an annotation type declaration, the retention policy defaults to
* an annotation interface declaration, the retention policy defaults to
* {@code RetentionPolicy.CLASS}.
*
* <p>A Retention meta-annotation has effect only if the
* meta-annotated type is used directly for annotation. It has no
* effect if the meta-annotated type is used as a member type in
* another annotation type.
* meta-annotated interface is used directly for annotation. It has no
* effect if the meta-annotated interface is used as a member interface in
* another annotation interface.
*
* @author Joshua Bloch
* @since 1.5