Annotation access modifier - public vs abstract

Question

What is the difference between public and abstract modifier for an elements of annotation in Java.

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Answer 1

In java annotation is a special type of interface. So it follows rules of interface and interface methods are by default public and abstract. In spite of default consideration, you could still add both public and abstract modifier explicitly. But it will be considered as redundant.

Additionally if you declare a variable inside annotation, by default it will be a final and static variable.