Practice Syntax of Annotations - 7.1.2 | 7. Annotations and Reflection API | Advance Programming In Java
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Practice Questions

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Question 1

Easy

Define what an annotation is in Java.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about what additional information can be provided about a method or class.

Question 2

Easy

Give an example of a built-in annotation in Java.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider annotations that Java provides for overriding methods or marking something as outdated.

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Interactive Quizzes

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Question 1

What does the @Override annotation indicate?

  • It indicates a method is deprecated.
  • It means a method overrides a superclass method.
  • It specifies a custom annotation.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about a method that changes behavior from its parent class.

Question 2

True or False: Meta-annotations describe the characteristics of other annotations.

  • True
  • False

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider annotations that act as instructions to other annotations.

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Challenge Problems

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Question 1

Define and implement a custom annotation that should only be applicable to methods, retaining the information at runtime. Include a value for storing a description.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Consider what behaviors you want this annotation to exhibit.

Question 2

Write a reflection-based method that retrieves and displays the value of any custom annotations defined on the method.

πŸ’‘ Hint: Think about how reflection allows inspection at runtime.

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