/**@class java.lang.annotation.Retention implements java.lang.annotation.Annotation Indicates how long annotations with the annotated type are to be retained. If no Retention annotation is present on an annotation type declaration, the retention policy defaults to {@code RetentionPolicy.CLASS}. <p>A Retention meta-annotation has effect only if the meta-annotated type is used directly for annotation. It has no effect if the meta-annotated type is used as a member type in another annotation type. @author Joshua Bloch @since 1.5 @jls 9.6.3.2 @Retention */ var Retention = { /**Returns the retention policy. @return {Object {java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy}} the retention policy */ value : function( ) {}, };