Package org.eclipse.pde.api.tools.annotations

Annotation Interface NoReference

@Documented @Target({TYPE,METHOD,CONSTRUCTOR,FIELD}) @Retention(CLASS) public @interface NoReference
Classes, interfaces, annotations, enums, methods and fields tagged with this annotation are declaring they are not to be referenced at all by clients. For example a method tagged with this annotation should not be called by clients. If this annotation appears anywhere other than classes, interfaces, annotations, enums, methods and fields it will be ignored.
Since:
1.0

  • Optional Element Summary

    Optional Elements
    Modifier and Type
    Optional Element
    Description
    String
    value
    A message to provide contextual information to clients about why this annotations is applied.

  • Element Details

    • value

      String value
      A message to provide contextual information to clients about why this annotations is applied.
      Since:
      1.3
      Default:
      "This element is not intended to be referenced by clients."