Indicate to the Android Lint tool with which minimum API level the method is supposed to be valid (int parameter), but does not change the generation of the Dalvik code

Question

When the Java TargetApi(int) annotation present in the SDK is placed on a method, it is used to ?

Accepted Answer

Inform only the Android Lint tool with which minimum API level the method is supposed to be valid (int parameter), but does not modify the generation of Dalvik code

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Inform the compiler to ignore this method and not to produce Dalvik code

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Allow Android not to call the method (the implementation is replaced by an empty code) when the application is running

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To prevent the application from being installed on terminals that have an API level strictly lower than the int parameter

Question from the Android test

Indicate to the Android Lint tool with which minimum API level the method is supposed to be valid (int parameter), but does not change the generation of the Dalvik code