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 @Documented @Retention(SOURCE) @Target({PACKAGE,TYPE,METHOD,CONSTRUCTOR,FIELD,LOCAL_VARIABLE,PARAMETER}) public @interface Generated The Generated annotation is used to mark source code that has been generated. It can also be used to differentiate user written code from generated code in a single file.Examples:@Generated("com.example.Generator")@Generated(value="com.example.Generator", date= "2017-07-04T12:08:56.235-0700") @Generated(value="com.example.Generator", date= "2017-07-04T12:08:56.235-0700", comments= "comment 1")- Since:
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valueString[] value The value element MUST have the name of the code generator. The name is the fully qualified name of the code generator.- Returns:
- The name of the code generator
 
 
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dateString date Date when the source was generated. The date element must follow the ISO 8601 standard. For example the date element would have the following value 2017-07-04T12:08:56.235-0700 which represents 2017-07-04 12:08:56 local time in the U.S. Pacific Time time zone.- Returns:
- The date the source was generated
 - Default:
- ""
 
 
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commentsString comments A place holder for any comments that the code generator may want to include in the generated code.- Returns:
- Comments that the code generated included
 - Default:
- ""
 
 
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