Annotations Specification in Java Class File format?

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I am reading Java Virtual Machine Specification second edition for Java 6. But I found it no annotation detail for Java Class File Format. Although the jvm 6 can recognise the annotation. another question is there also like other feathers like ACC_BRIDGE flag not mention in Virtual machine Specification second edtion but appeared in Java 7 Virtual machine Specification. Tell me why? those features seems like accept by JVM 6 But why didn't metion it in java 6 specification. What I missed?

Eugene Kuleshov · Accepted Answer · 2012-04-02 13:53:13Z

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All JVM internals are documented in JVM specification and corresponding updates:

More specifically, the ACC_BRIDGE flag been introduced in Java 5. See Section 4.7 of the updated Class File Format.

answered Apr 2, 2012 at 13:53

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QianBin Piao Over a year ago

Thanks I track down the oracle site for a while. But only found in Java 7 Spec. Thank you for help me found these information.

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