What is the purpose of the @Override annotation?
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  <a href="http://stackoverflow.com/questions/94361/when-do-you-use-javas-override-annotation-and-why">When do you use Java&#39;s @Override annotation and why?</a>  </p>
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<p>My question is very basic why we people use <code>@Override</code> annotation and what is the importance of this annotation?</p>

<p>In Old JDK why it not show as warning, but in latest JDK it required then Why..?</p>
