From: acolyer <acolyer>
Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 14:03:18 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: clarify requirement for runtime retention in @this, @target, @args
X-Git-Tag: Root_AspectJ5_Development~167
X-Git-Url: https://source.dussan.org/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=d474aa398cd671644f48fe8ffe55095109700a1e;p=aspectj.git

clarify requirement for runtime retention in @this, @target, @args
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diff --git a/docs/adk15ProgGuideDB/annotations.xml b/docs/adk15ProgGuideDB/annotations.xml
index 9905350f3..8fddf0110 100644
--- a/docs/adk15ProgGuideDB/annotations.xml
+++ b/docs/adk15ProgGuideDB/annotations.xml
@@ -708,7 +708,10 @@
     </para>
     
     <para>It is a compilation error to attempt to match on an annotation type 
-    that does not have runtime retention using one of these pointcut designators.</para>
+    that does not have runtime retention using <literal>@this, @target</literal>
+    or <literal>@args</literal>. It is a compilation error to attempt to use
+    any of these designators to expose an annotation value that does not
+    have runtime retention.</para>
 
     <para>
         The <literal>this()</literal>, <literal>target()</literal>, and