RegExp (java5 21.0.1 API)

```
@Retention(CLASS)
@Target({METHOD,FIELD,PARAMETER,LOCAL_VARIABLE,ANNOTATION_TYPE})
public @interface RegExp
```
Specifies that an element of the program represents a string that is a regular expression text supported by Pattern. Code editors may use this annotation to enable syntax highlighting, code completion and other features inside the literals that assigned to the annotated variables, passed as arguments to the annotated parameters, or returned from the annotated methods.

See Also:

Language

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements
Modifier and Type	Optional Element	Description
`java.lang.String`	`prefix`	A constant prefix that is assumed to be implicitly added before the regular expression.
`java.lang.String`	`suffix`	A constant suffix that is assumed to be implicitly added after the regular expression.

- Element Detail
  - prefix
```
@NonNls
java.lang.String prefix
```
    A constant prefix that is assumed to be implicitly added before the regular expression.
    
    Default:
    
    ""
- - suffix
```
@NonNls
java.lang.String suffix
```
    A constant suffix that is assumed to be implicitly added after the regular expression.
    
    Default:
    
    ""