```
@Documented
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({TYPE_USE,TYPE_PARAMETER})
@SubtypeOf(UnknownInterned.class)
@QualifierForLiterals({PRIMITIVE,STRING})
@DefaultFor(typeKinds={BOOLEAN,BYTE,CHAR,DOUBLE,FLOAT,INT,LONG,SHORT})
public @interface Interned
```
Indicates that a variable has been interned, i.e., that the variable refers to the canonical representation of an object.
To specify that all objects of a given type are interned, annotate the class declaration:
```
   public @Interned class MyInternedClass { ... }
 
```
This is equivalent to annotating every use of MyInternedClass, in a declaration or elsewhere. For example, enum classes are implicitly so annotated.
See Also:

InterningChecker

See the Checker Framework Manual:
Interning Checker

Annotation Type Interned