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Native
public
abstract
@interface
Native
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Annotation
| java.lang.annotation.Native
|
Indicates that a field defining a constant value may be referenced
from native code.
The annotation may be used as a hint by tools that generate native
header files to determine whether a header file is required, and
if so, what declarations it should contain.
Summary
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Last updated 2025-02-10 UTC.
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