This annotation
type marks the annotated program element as deprecated. The Java
compiler issues a warning if the annotated element is used or
overrided in code that is not itself @Deprecated.
In Java 5.0,
the @Deprecated annotation works in the same way as
the @deprecated javadoc tag. In future releases of
Java, the compiler may ignore @deprecated javadoc
tag and rely only on the @Deprecated annotation.
This annotation type has source retention and does not have an
@Target meta-annotation, which means it may be
applied to any program element. Deprecated has an
@Documented meta-annotation, meaning that the
presence of an @Deprecated annotation should be a
documented part of the annotated element's API.
public @interface Deprecated {
}
