Re: [aspectj-users] errors compiling annotations

["Dean Wampler" <deanwampler@xxxxxxxxx>]

No, annotations are like regular classes & interfaces. They have to be
declared and defined.

Can you reduce the number of annotations you need by embedding
information in them, for example, by using, a descriptive string or an
enum, like the ones used by the predefined @Target and @Retention
annotations?

Dean

On 4/19/06, mouna SAHIB <mouna.sahib@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have a question about using annotations to reference methods but not in
> relation with the errors I had:
> Is it necessary to create annotations interfaces to use them? I expected to
> have the possiblity of tagging my methods like this:
>
> @MyMethod
> public void MaMethode(){
> /*
> * some code
> */
> }
> Without creating the interface:
> public @interface MyMethod {
> }
>
> Is it possible?
> If not, that means that I have to create as much interfaces as annotations
> I'm using! It's not very appreciable if I have many annotations to use! Is
> it?
>

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