AutoValue.CopyAnnotations

```
@Retention(CLASS)
@Target({TYPE,METHOD})
public static @interface AutoValue.CopyAnnotations
```
Specifies that AutoValue should copy any annotations from the annotated element to the generated class. This annotation supports classes and methods.
The following annotations are excluded:
1. AutoValue and its nested annotations;
2. any annotation appearing in the exclude() field;
3. any class annotation which is itself annotated with the Inherited meta-annotation.
For historical reasons, annotations are always copied from an @AutoValue property method to its implementation, unless @CopyAnnotations is present and explicitly excludes that annotation. But annotations are not copied from the @AutoValue class itself to its implementation unless @CopyAnnotations is present.
When the type of an @AutoValue property method has annotations, those are part of the type, so they are always copied to the implementation of the method. @CopyAnnotations has no effect here. For example, suppose @Confidential is a TYPE_USE annotation:
```
   @AutoValue
   abstract class Person {
     static Person create(@Confidential String name, int id) {
       return new AutoValue_Person(name, id);
     }

     abstract @Confidential String name();
     abstract int id();
   }
```
Then the implementation of the name() method will also have return type @Confidential String.

- Optional Element Summary
  
  Optional Elements
  Modifier and Type Optional Element Description
  
  java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation>[] exclude

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java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation>[] exclude

Default:: {}