When trying to define a custom annotation in java, along with the public keyword we are also allowed to specify it as abstract. I wonder what purpose does it solve since annotations can’t be extended.
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When trying to define a custom annotation in java, along with the public keyword we are also allowed to specify it as abstract. I wonder what purpose does it solve since annotations can’t be extended.
Annotation types are declared as interfaces, and
abstracton interfaces doesn’t mean anything: