Java Module java.base Package java.lang.annotation Annotation Type Documented（JDK11）

@Documented
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target(ANNOTATION_TYPE)
public @interface Documented

If the annotation @Documented is present on the declaration of an annotation type A, then any @A annotation on an element is considered part of the element's public contract. In more detail, when an annotation type A is annotated with Documented, the presence and value of annotations of type A are a part of the public contract of the elements A annotates. Conversely, if an annotation type B is not annotated with Documented, the presence and value of B annotations are not part of the public contract of the elements B annotates. Concretely, if an annotation type is annotated with Documented, by default a tool like javadoc will display annotations of that type in its output while annotations of annotation types without Documented will not be displayed.