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Why does java decompiler does not save annotations

Why a decompiled java files does not have any annotations in it?

Solution

  • Some annotations have their retention set to source code only.

    See the Annotation Retention Policy:

    Annotation retention policy. The constants of this enumerated type describe the various policies for retaining annotations. They are used in conjunction with the Retention meta-annotation type to specify how long annotations are to be retained ..

    .. SOURCE Annotations are to be discarded by the compiler.