Tolerate unidirectional alias declaration for annotation attribute pair

Closes gh-23834

spring-core/src/main/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationTypeMapping.java

@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ import java.util.HashSet;
 import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.function.BiFunction;
 
@@ -179,30 +178,25 @@ final class AnnotationTypeMapping {
 		}
 		if (isAliasPair(target) && checkAliasPair) {
 			AliasFor targetAliasFor = target.getAnnotation(AliasFor.class);
-			if (targetAliasFor == null) {
-				throw new AnnotationConfigurationException(String.format(
-						"%s must be declared as an @AliasFor '%s'.",
-						StringUtils.capitalize(AttributeMethods.describe(target)),
-						attribute.getName()));
-			}
-			Method mirror = resolveAliasTarget(target, targetAliasFor, false);
-			if (!mirror.equals(attribute)) {
-				throw new AnnotationConfigurationException(String.format(
-						"%s must be declared as an @AliasFor '%s', not '%s'.",
-						StringUtils.capitalize(AttributeMethods.describe(target)),
-						attribute.getName(), mirror.getName()));
+			if (targetAliasFor != null) {
+				Method mirror = resolveAliasTarget(target, targetAliasFor, false);
+				if (!mirror.equals(attribute)) {
+					throw new AnnotationConfigurationException(String.format(
+							"%s must be declared as an @AliasFor '%s', not '%s'.",
+							StringUtils.capitalize(AttributeMethods.describe(target)),
+							attribute.getName(), mirror.getName()));
+				}
 			}
 		}
 		return target;
 	}
 
 	private boolean isAliasPair(Method target) {
-		return target.getDeclaringClass().equals(this.annotationType);
+		return (this.annotationType == target.getDeclaringClass());
 	}
 
 	private boolean isCompatibleReturnType(Class<?> attributeType, Class<?> targetType) {
-		return Objects.equals(attributeType, targetType) ||
-				Objects.equals(attributeType, targetType.getComponentType());
+		return (attributeType == targetType || attributeType == targetType.getComponentType());
 	}
 
 	private void processAliases() {

spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotatedElementUtilsTests.java

@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ class AnnotatedElementUtilsTests {
 		@AliasFor("basePackages")
 		String[] value() default {};
 
-		@AliasFor("value")
+		// Intentionally no alias declaration for "value"
 		String[] basePackages() default {};
 
 		Filter[] excludeFilters() default {};
@@ -1485,7 +1485,7 @@ class AnnotatedElementUtilsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface ValueAttribute {
+	@interface ValueAttribute {
 
 		String[] value();
 
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ class AnnotatedElementUtilsTests {
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@ValueAttribute("FromValueAttributeMeta")
-	static @interface ValueAttributeMeta {
+	@interface ValueAttributeMeta {
 
 		@AliasFor("alias")
 		String[] value() default {};
@@ -1505,7 +1505,7 @@ class AnnotatedElementUtilsTests {
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@ValueAttributeMeta("FromValueAttributeMetaMeta")
-	static @interface ValueAttributeMetaMeta {
+	@interface ValueAttributeMetaMeta {
 	}
 
 	@ValueAttributeMetaMeta

spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationTypeMappingsTests.java

@@ -158,15 +158,6 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 								+ "] must declare the same return type.");
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	void forAnnotationTypeWhenAliasForToSelfNonAnnotatedAttribute() {
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(AnnotationConfigurationException.class).isThrownBy(() ->
-				AnnotationTypeMappings.forAnnotationType(AliasForToSelfNonAnnotatedAttribute.class))
-			.withMessage("Attribute 'other' in annotation ["
-								+ AliasForToSelfNonAnnotatedAttribute.class.getName()
-								+ "] must be declared as an @AliasFor 'test'.");
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	void forAnnotationTypeWhenAliasForToSelfAnnotatedToOtherAttribute() {
 		assertThatExceptionOfType(AnnotationConfigurationException.class).isThrownBy(() ->
@@ -554,67 +545,67 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface SimpleAnnotation {
+	@interface SimpleAnnotation {
 
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@Inherited
 	@UsesSunMisc
-	static @interface WithSpringLangAnnotation {
+	@interface WithSpringLangAnnotation {
 
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@A
 	@B
-	static @interface MetaAnnotated {
+	@interface MetaAnnotated {
 
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@AA
 	@AB
-	static @interface A {
+	@interface A {
 
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface AA {
+	@interface AA {
 
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@ABC
-	static @interface AB {
+	@interface AB {
 
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface ABC {
+	@interface ABC {
 
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface B {
+	@interface B {
 
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@Repeating
 	@Repeating
-	static @interface WithRepeatedMetaAnnotations {
+	@interface WithRepeatedMetaAnnotations {
 
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@Repeatable(Repeatings.class)
-	static @interface Repeating {
+	@interface Repeating {
 
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface Repeatings {
+	@interface Repeatings {
 
 		Repeating[] value();
 
@@ -622,24 +613,24 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@SelfAnnotated
-	static @interface SelfAnnotated {
+	@interface SelfAnnotated {
 
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@LoopB
-	static @interface LoopA {
+	@interface LoopA {
 
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@LoopA
-	static @interface LoopB {
+	@interface LoopB {
 
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface AliasForWithBothValueAndAttribute {
+	@interface AliasForWithBothValueAndAttribute {
 
 		@AliasFor(value = "bar", attribute = "foo")
 		String test();
@@ -647,7 +638,7 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface AliasForToSelfNonExistingAttribute {
+	@interface AliasForToSelfNonExistingAttribute {
 
 		@AliasFor("missing")
 		String test() default "";
@@ -658,7 +649,7 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@AliasForToOtherNonExistingAttributeTarget
-	static @interface AliasForToOtherNonExistingAttribute {
+	@interface AliasForToOtherNonExistingAttribute {
 
 		@AliasFor(annotation = AliasForToOtherNonExistingAttributeTarget.class, attribute = "missing")
 		String test() default "";
@@ -666,14 +657,14 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface AliasForToOtherNonExistingAttributeTarget {
+	@interface AliasForToOtherNonExistingAttributeTarget {
 
 		String other() default "";
 
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface AliasForToSelf {
+	@interface AliasForToSelf {
 
 		@AliasFor("test")
 		String test() default "";
@@ -682,7 +673,7 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@AliasForWithArrayCompatibleReturnTypesTarget
-	static @interface AliasForWithArrayCompatibleReturnTypes {
+	@interface AliasForWithArrayCompatibleReturnTypes {
 
 		@AliasFor(annotation = AliasForWithArrayCompatibleReturnTypesTarget.class)
 		String test() default "";
@@ -690,14 +681,14 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface AliasForWithArrayCompatibleReturnTypesTarget {
+	@interface AliasForWithArrayCompatibleReturnTypesTarget {
 
 		String[] test() default {};
 
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface AliasForWithIncompatibleReturnTypes {
+	@interface AliasForWithIncompatibleReturnTypes {
 
 		@AliasFor(annotation = AliasForWithIncompatibleReturnTypesTarget.class)
 		String[] test() default {};
@@ -705,24 +696,14 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface AliasForWithIncompatibleReturnTypesTarget {
-
-		String test() default "";
-
-	}
-
-	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface AliasForToSelfNonAnnotatedAttribute {
+	@interface AliasForWithIncompatibleReturnTypesTarget {
 
-		@AliasFor("other")
 		String test() default "";
 
-		String other() default "";
-
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface AliasForToSelfAnnotatedToOtherAttribute {
+	@interface AliasForToSelfAnnotatedToOtherAttribute {
 
 		@AliasFor("b")
 		String a() default "";
@@ -736,7 +717,7 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface AliasForNonMetaAnnotated {
+	@interface AliasForNonMetaAnnotated {
 
 		@AliasFor(annotation = AliasForNonMetaAnnotatedTarget.class)
 		String test() default "";
@@ -744,14 +725,14 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface AliasForNonMetaAnnotatedTarget {
+	@interface AliasForNonMetaAnnotatedTarget {
 
 		String test() default "";
 
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface AliasForSelfWithDifferentDefaults {
+	@interface AliasForSelfWithDifferentDefaults {
 
 		@AliasFor("b")
 		String a() default "a";
@@ -762,7 +743,7 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface AliasForSelfWithMissingDefault {
+	@interface AliasForSelfWithMissingDefault {
 
 		@AliasFor("b")
 		String a() default "a";
@@ -774,7 +755,7 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@AliasWithExplicitMirrorAndDifferentDefaultsTarget
-	static @interface AliasWithExplicitMirrorAndDifferentDefaults {
+	@interface AliasWithExplicitMirrorAndDifferentDefaults {
 
 		@AliasFor(annotation = AliasWithExplicitMirrorAndDifferentDefaultsTarget.class, attribute = "a")
 		String a() default "x";
@@ -788,7 +769,7 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface AliasWithExplicitMirrorAndDifferentDefaultsTarget {
+	@interface AliasWithExplicitMirrorAndDifferentDefaultsTarget {
 
 		String a() default "";
 
@@ -796,7 +777,7 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@MappedTarget
-	static @interface Mapped {
+	@interface Mapped {
 
 		String convention() default "";
 
@@ -806,7 +787,7 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface MappedTarget {
+	@interface MappedTarget {
 
 		String convention() default "";
 
@@ -815,7 +796,7 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface AliasPair {
+	@interface AliasPair {
 
 		@AliasFor("b")
 		String a() default "";
@@ -827,7 +808,7 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@ImplicitMirrorsTarget
-	static @interface ImplicitMirrors {
+	@interface ImplicitMirrors {
 
 		@AliasFor(annotation = ImplicitMirrorsTarget.class, attribute = "c")
 		String a() default "";
@@ -838,7 +819,7 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface ImplicitMirrorsTarget {
+	@interface ImplicitMirrorsTarget {
 
 		@AliasFor("d")
 		String c() default "";
@@ -850,7 +831,7 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@ThreeDeepB
-	static @interface ThreeDeepA {
+	@interface ThreeDeepA {
 
 		@AliasFor(annotation = ThreeDeepB.class, attribute = "b1")
 		String a1() default "";
@@ -871,7 +852,7 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@ThreeDeepC
-	static @interface ThreeDeepB {
+	@interface ThreeDeepB {
 
 		@AliasFor(annotation = ThreeDeepC.class, attribute = "c1")
 		String b1() default "";
@@ -882,7 +863,7 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface ThreeDeepC {
+	@interface ThreeDeepC {
 
 		String c1() default "";
 
@@ -892,7 +873,7 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@DefinedAttributesTarget(a = "test")
-	static @interface DefinedAttributes {
+	@interface DefinedAttributes {
 
 		@AliasFor(annotation = DefinedAttributesTarget.class, attribute = "b")
 		String value();
@@ -900,7 +881,7 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface DefinedAttributesTarget {
+	@interface DefinedAttributesTarget {
 
 		String a();
 
@@ -935,7 +916,7 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@MulipleRoutesToAliasB
-	static @interface MulipleRoutesToAliasA {
+	@interface MulipleRoutesToAliasA {
 
 		@AliasFor(annotation = MulipleRoutesToAliasB.class, attribute = "b2")
 		String a1() default "";
@@ -944,7 +925,7 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@MulipleRoutesToAliasC
-	static @interface MulipleRoutesToAliasB {
+	@interface MulipleRoutesToAliasB {
 
 		@AliasFor(annotation = MulipleRoutesToAliasC.class, attribute = "c2")
 		String b1() default "";
@@ -958,7 +939,7 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface MulipleRoutesToAliasC {
+	@interface MulipleRoutesToAliasC {
 
 		@AliasFor("c2")
 		String c1() default "";
@@ -970,14 +951,14 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@ConventionToExplicitAliasesTarget
-	static @interface ConventionToExplicitAliases {
+	@interface ConventionToExplicitAliases {
 
 		String test() default "";
 
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface ConventionToExplicitAliasesTarget {
+	@interface ConventionToExplicitAliasesTarget {
 
 		@AliasFor("test")
 		String value() default "";
@@ -988,28 +969,28 @@ class AnnotationTypeMappingsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface ClassValue {
+	@interface ClassValue {
 
 		Class<?> value();
 
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface ClassValueWithDefault {
+	@interface ClassValueWithDefault {
 
 		Class<?> value() default InputStream.class;
 
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface ClassArrayValueWithDefault {
+	@interface ClassArrayValueWithDefault {
 
 		Class<?>[] value() default { InputStream.class, OutputStream.class };
 
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface NestedValue {
+	@interface NestedValue {
 
 		ClassValue value() default @ClassValue(InputStream.class);
 

spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/AnnotationUtilsTests.java

@@ -556,16 +556,6 @@ class AnnotationUtilsTests {
 		assertThat(values).isEqualTo(asList("A", "B", "C", "meta1"));
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	void getRepeatableAnnotationsDeclaredOnClassWithMissingAttributeAliasDeclaration() throws Exception {
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(AnnotationConfigurationException.class).isThrownBy(() ->
-				getRepeatableAnnotations(BrokenConfigHierarchyTestCase.class, BrokenContextConfig.class, BrokenHierarchy.class))
-			.withMessageStartingWith("Attribute 'value' in")
-			.withMessageContaining(BrokenContextConfig.class.getName())
-			.withMessageContaining("@AliasFor 'location'");
-
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	void getRepeatableAnnotationsDeclaredOnClassWithAttributeAliases() {
 		final List<String> expectedLocations = asList("A", "B");
@@ -1415,17 +1405,6 @@ class AnnotationUtilsTests {
 		Class<?> klass() default Object.class;
 	}
 
-	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	@interface BrokenContextConfig {
-
-		// Intentionally missing:
-		// @AliasFor("location")
-		String value() default "";
-
-		@AliasFor("value")
-		String location() default "";
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * Mock of {@code org.springframework.test.context.ContextHierarchy}.
 	 */
@@ -1434,19 +1413,10 @@ class AnnotationUtilsTests {
 		ContextConfig[] value();
 	}
 
-	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	@interface BrokenHierarchy {
-		BrokenContextConfig[] value();
-	}
-
 	@Hierarchy({@ContextConfig("A"), @ContextConfig(location = "B")})
 	static class ConfigHierarchyTestCase {
 	}
 
-	@BrokenHierarchy(@BrokenContextConfig)
-	static class BrokenConfigHierarchyTestCase {
-	}
-
 	@ContextConfig("simple.xml")
 	static class SimpleConfigTestCase {
 	}
@@ -1825,13 +1795,13 @@ class AnnotationUtilsTests {
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@Repeatable(TestRepeatableContainer.class)
-	static @interface TestRepeatable {
+	@interface TestRepeatable {
 
 		String value();
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface TestRepeatableContainer {
+	@interface TestRepeatableContainer {
 
 		TestRepeatable[] value();
 	}

spring-core/src/test/java/org/springframework/core/annotation/MergedAnnotationsTests.java

@@ -1308,18 +1308,6 @@ class MergedAnnotationsTests {
 		assertThat(values).containsExactly("A", "B", "C", "meta1");
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	void getRepeatableDeclaredOnClassWithMissingAttributeAliasDeclaration() {
-		RepeatableContainers containers = RepeatableContainers.of(
-				BrokenContextConfiguration.class, BrokenHierarchy.class);
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(AnnotationConfigurationException.class).isThrownBy(() ->
-				MergedAnnotations.from(BrokenHierarchyClass.class, SearchStrategy.TYPE_HIERARCHY, containers,
-						AnnotationFilter.PLAIN).get(BrokenHierarchy.class))
-			.withMessageStartingWith("Attribute 'value' in")
-			.withMessageContaining(BrokenContextConfiguration.class.getName())
-			.withMessageContaining("@AliasFor 'location'");
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	void getRepeatableDeclaredOnClassWithAttributeAliases() {
 		assertThat(MergedAnnotations.from(HierarchyClass.class).stream(
@@ -1329,8 +1317,7 @@ class MergedAnnotationsTests {
 		MergedAnnotations annotations = MergedAnnotations.from(HierarchyClass.class,
 				SearchStrategy.DIRECT, containers, AnnotationFilter.NONE);
 		assertThat(annotations.stream(TestConfiguration.class).map(
-				annotation -> annotation.getString("location"))).containsExactly("A",
-						"B");
+				annotation -> annotation.getString("location"))).containsExactly("A", "B");
 		assertThat(annotations.stream(TestConfiguration.class).map(
 				annotation -> annotation.getString("value"))).containsExactly("A", "B");
 	}
@@ -1488,17 +1475,6 @@ class MergedAnnotationsTests {
 			.withMessageContaining("declares an alias for 'bar' which is not present");
 	}
 
-	@Test
-	void synthesizeWhenAttributeAliasWithoutMirroredAliasFor() throws Exception {
-		AliasForWithoutMirroredAliasFor annotation = AliasForWithoutMirroredAliasForClass.class.getAnnotation(
-				AliasForWithoutMirroredAliasFor.class);
-		assertThatExceptionOfType(AnnotationConfigurationException.class).isThrownBy(() ->
-				MergedAnnotation.from(annotation))
-			.withMessageStartingWith("Attribute 'bar' in")
-			.withMessageContaining(AliasForWithoutMirroredAliasFor.class.getName())
-			.withMessageContaining("@AliasFor 'foo'");
-	}
-
 	@Test
 	void synthesizeWhenAttributeAliasWithMirroredAliasForWrongAttribute()
 			throws Exception {
@@ -3055,15 +3031,6 @@ class MergedAnnotationsTests {
 		}
 	}
 
-	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	@interface BrokenContextConfiguration {
-
-		String value() default "";
-
-		@AliasFor("value")
-		String location() default "";
-	}
-
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@interface TestConfiguration {
 
@@ -3082,20 +3049,10 @@ class MergedAnnotationsTests {
 		TestConfiguration[] value();
 	}
 
-	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	@interface BrokenHierarchy {
-
-		BrokenContextConfiguration[] value();
-	}
-
 	@Hierarchy({ @TestConfiguration("A"), @TestConfiguration(location = "B") })
 	static class HierarchyClass {
 	}
 
-	@BrokenHierarchy(@BrokenContextConfiguration)
-	static class BrokenHierarchyClass {
-	}
-
 	@TestConfiguration("simple.xml")
 	static class TestConfigurationClass {
 	}
@@ -3544,7 +3501,7 @@ class MergedAnnotationsTests {
 	}
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-	static @interface ValueAttribute {
+	@interface ValueAttribute {
 
 		String[] value();
 
@@ -3552,7 +3509,7 @@ class MergedAnnotationsTests {
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@ValueAttribute("FromValueAttributeMeta")
-	static @interface ValueAttributeMeta {
+	@interface ValueAttributeMeta {
 
 		String[] value() default {};
 
@@ -3560,7 +3517,7 @@ class MergedAnnotationsTests {
 
 	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
 	@ValueAttributeMeta("FromValueAttributeMetaMeta")
-	static @interface ValueAttributeMetaMeta {
+	@interface ValueAttributeMetaMeta {
 
 	}