```
@Target(ANNOTATION_TYPE)
@Retention(CLASS)
public @interface AnnotationPattern
```
A pattern structure for matching annotations.
If no properties are set, the default pattern matches any annotation with a runtime retention policy.

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements
Modifier and Type	Optional Element	Description
`java.lang.Class<?>`	`constant`	Define the annotation-name pattern by reference to a `Class` constant.
`java.lang.String`	`name`	Define the annotation-name pattern by fully qualified class name.
`ClassNamePattern`	`namePattern`	Define the annotation-name pattern by reference to a class-name pattern.
`java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy[]`	`retention`	Specify which retention policies must be set for the annotations.

- Element Detail
  - name
```
java.lang.String name
```
    Define the annotation-name pattern by fully qualified class name.
    Mutually exclusive with the following other properties defining annotation-name:
    
    constant
    namePattern
    
    If none are specified the default is to match any annotation name.
    Returns:
    
    The qualified class name that defines the annotation.
    
    Default:
    
    ""
- - constant
```
java.lang.Class<?> constant
```
    Define the annotation-name pattern by reference to a Class constant.
    Mutually exclusive with the following other properties defining annotation-name:
    
    name
    namePattern
    
    If none are specified the default is to match any annotation name.
    Returns:
    
    The Class constant that defines the annotation.
    
    Default:
    
    java.lang.Object.class
- - namePattern
```
ClassNamePattern namePattern
```
    Define the annotation-name pattern by reference to a class-name pattern.
    Mutually exclusive with the following other properties defining annotation-name:
    
    name
    constant
    
    If none are specified the default is to match any annotation name.
    Returns:
    
    The class-name pattern that defines the annotation.
    
    Default:
    
    @com.android.tools.r8.keepanno.annotations.ClassNamePattern(unqualifiedName="")
- - retention
```
java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy[] retention
```
    Specify which retention policies must be set for the annotations.
    Matches annotations with matching retention policies
    
    Returns:
    
    Retention policies. By default RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME.
    
    Default:
    
    {java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME}

Annotation Type AnnotationPattern

Optional Element Summary

Element Detail

name

constant

namePattern

retention