codeql/java/ql/lib/change-notes/2022-04-01-annotation-deprecations.md

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• The predicate Annotation.getAValue() has been deprecated because it might lead to obtaining the value of the wrong annotation element by accident. getValue(string) (or one of the value type specific predicates) should be used to explicitly specify the name of the annotation element.
• The predicate Annotation.getAValue(string) has been renamed to getAnArrayValue(string).
• The predicate SuppressWarningsAnnotation.getASuppressedWarningLiteral() has been deprecated because it unnecessarily restricts the result type; getASuppressedWarning() should be used instead.
• The predicates TargetAnnotation.getATargetExpression() and RetentionAnnotation.getRetentionPolicyExpression() have been deprecated because getting the enum constant read expression is rarely useful, instead the corresponding predicates for getting the name of the referenced enum constants should be used.