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deprecated annotation

Marks a declaration which should no longer be used.

Usage 

deprecated("Doesn't do anything")
void method() {
}

Description

It is considered good practice to use the description argument to record why the declaration has been deprecated and any alternatives to it that may exist.

The deprecated annotation is processed by the ceylon doc tool, which assumes it contains Markdown formatted text.

Note

The JVM compiler will add a JVM-level @Deprecated annotation to declarations marked deprecated, so it is clear to people dependent on Ceylon-compiled code that the declaration is to be avoided.

See also