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'@JvmOverloads' annotation cannot be used on constructors of annotation classes since 1.4

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Last modified: 03 December 2024

Reports @JvmOverloads on constructors of annotation classes because it's meaningless.

There is no footprint of @JvmOverloads in the generated bytecode and Kotlin metadata, so @JvmOverloads doesn't affect the generated bytecode and the code behavior.

@JvmOverloads on constructors of annotation classes causes a compilation error since Kotlin 1.4.

Example:

After the quick-fix is applied: