# Annotation Interface Generated

@Documented @Retention(SOURCE) @Target({PACKAGE,TYPE,METHOD,CONSTRUCTOR,FIELD,LOCAL_VARIABLE,PARAMETER}) public @interface Generated
The Generated annotation is used to mark source code that has been generated. It can also be used to differentiate user written code from generated code in a single file.

## Examples:

      @Generated("com.example.Generator")

      @Generated(value="com.example.Generator", date= "2017-07-04T12:08:56.235-0700")

      @Generated(value="com.example.Generator", date= "2017-07-04T12:08:56.235-0700",
         comments= "comment 1")

Since:
  9

## Required Element Summary

Required Elements
Modifier and Type
Required Element
Description
`String[]`
`value`
The value element MUST have the name of the code generator.

## Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements
Modifier and Type
Optional Element
Description
`String`
`comments`
A place holder for any comments that the code generator may want to include in the generated code.
`String`
`date`
Date when the source was generated.

## Element Details

### value

String[] value
The value element MUST have the name of the code generator. The name is the fully qualified name of the code generator.

Returns:
  The name of the code generator

### date

String date
Date when the source was generated. The date element must follow the ISO 8601 standard. For example the date element would have the following value 2017-07-04T12:08:56.235-0700 which represents 2017-07-04 12:08:56 local time in the U.S. Pacific Time time zone.

Returns:
  The date the source was generated

Default:
  `""`

### comments

String comments
A place holder for any comments that the code generator may want to include in the generated code.

Returns:
  Comments that the code generated included

Default:
  `""`