Class extends annotation interface

Last modified: 03 December 2024

Reports classes declared as an implementation or extension of an annotation interface.

While it is legal to extend an annotation interface, it is often done by accident, and the result can't be used as an annotation.

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ClassExplicitlyAnnotation
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This inspection depends on the Java feature 'Annotations', which is available since Java 5.

Inspection Details

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IntelliJ IDEA 2024.3, Qodana for JVM 2024.3,

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Java, 243.23126