Annotation Type UtilityClass

@Target(TYPE) @Retention(SOURCE) public @interface UtilityClass
An annotation to create utility classes. If a class is annotated with @UtilityClass, the following things happen to it:
  • It is marked final.
  • If any constructors are declared in it, an error is generated. Otherwise, a private no-args constructor is generated; it throws a UnsupportedOperationException.
  • All methods, inner classes, and fields in the class are marked static.
  • WARNING: Do not use non-star static imports to import these members; javac won't be able to figure it out. Use either: import static ThisType.*; or don't static-import.