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25
26 package jdk.internal.javac;
27
28 import java.lang.annotation.*;
29
30 /**
31 * Indicates the API declaration in question is associated with a
32 * <em>preview feature</em>. See JEP 12: "Preview Language and VM
33 * Features" (https://openjdk.org/jeps/12).
34 *
35 * Note this internal annotation is handled specially by the javac compiler.
36 * To work properly with {@code --release older-release}, it requires special
37 * handling in {@code make/langtools/src/classes/build/tools/symbolgenerator/CreateSymbols.java}
38 * and {@code src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/jvm/ClassReader.java}.
39 *
40 * @since 14
41 */
42 // Match the meaningful targets of java.lang.Deprecated, omit local
43 // variables and parameter declarations
44 @Target({ElementType.METHOD,
45 ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR,
46 ElementType.FIELD,
47 ElementType.PACKAGE,
48 ElementType.MODULE,
49 ElementType.TYPE})
50 // CLASS retention will hopefully be sufficient for the purposes at hand
51 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
52 // *Not* @Documented
53 public @interface PreviewFeature {
54 /**
55 * Name of the preview feature the annotated API is associated
56 * with.
57 */
58 public Feature feature();
59
60 /**
61 * A reflective preview API may be used without causing a compilation error
62 * when preview features are disabled (JLS {@jls 1.5.1}), but still causes
63 * a preview warning.
64 */
65 public boolean reflective() default false;
66
67 /**
68 * Enum of preview features in the current release.
69 * Values should be annotated with the feature's {@code JEP}.
70 */
71 public enum Feature {
72 @JEP(number = 539, title = "Strict Field Initialization in the JVM", status = "Preview") 73 STRICT_FIELDS, 74 @JEP(number=401, title="Value Classes and Objects", status = "Preview") 75 VALUE_OBJECTS,
76 @JEP(number=533, title="Structured Concurrency", status="Seventh Preview")
77 STRUCTURED_CONCURRENCY,
78 @JEP(number = 531, title = "Lazy Constants", status = "Third Preview")
79 LAZY_CONSTANTS,
80 @JEP(number=538, title="PEM Encodings of Cryptographic Objects",
81 status="Third Preview")
82 PEM_API,
83 /**
84 * Indicates a preview API exists to allow access to the environment
85 * where all preview features of the current Java SE release are enabled.
86 * Such an API is usually {@link #reflective()} and never intended to
87 * become permanent. This "feature" does not have a JEP and its APIs
88 * are not displayed in the "Preview API" page in Javadoc output.
89 */
90 PREVIEW_SUPPORT,
91 /**
92 * A key for testing.
93 */
94 @JEP(number=2_147_483_647, title="Test Feature")
95 TEST,
96 ;
97 }
98
99 /**
100 * Annotation identifying the JEP associated with a preview feature.
101 */
102 @Target(ElementType.FIELD)
103 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
104 @interface JEP {
105 /** JEP number */
106 int number() default 0;
107 /** JEP title in plain text */
108 String title();
109 /** JEP status such as "Preview", "Second Preview", etc */
110 String status() default "Preview";
111 }
112 }
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