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Added in API level 26

Native

public abstract @interface Native
implements Annotation

java.lang.annotation.Native


Indicates that a field defining a constant value may be referenced from native code. The annotation may be used as a hint by tools that generate native header files to determine whether a header file is required, and if so, what declarations it should contain.

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Inherited methods

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Last updated 2026-08-03 UTC.

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