[type-annos-observers] TYPE_USE target and repeatable annotations.

Srikanth S Adayapalam srikanth_sankaran at in.ibm.com
Mon Nov 11 17:55:57 PST 2013


> 
> Again, a TYPE_USE annotation has always been allowed by JSR 308 wherever 

> a TYPE annotation is allowed,

Well, "Has always been allowed" is not an argument for it being correct, 
sound
or meaningful - is it ?

> which includes declarations of annotation 
> types. So there is nothing wrong with this program.

What is the meaning of the type use annotation being applied to an 
annotation
declaration ? Perhaps this is the piece missing in my understanding.

Thanks!
Srikanth.


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