Module java.compiler
Package javax.annotation.processing

## Annotation Type Generated

-     @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:
    9

- - ### Required Element Summary

    Required Elements
    Modifier and Type | Required Element | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `String[]` | `value` | The value element MUST have the name of the code generator.

  - ### Optional Element Summary

    Optional Elements
    Modifier and Type | Optional Element | Description
    --- | --- | ---
    `String` | `comments` | A place holder for any comments that the code generator may want to include in the generated code.
    `String` | `date` | Date when the source was generated.

- - ### Element Detail

    - #### value

          String[] 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

  - - #### date

          String 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:
        ""

  - - #### comments

          String 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:
        ""