Specifying the default value for an annotation parameter is redundant. Such values should be omitted in the interests of readability. == Noncompliant Code Example ---- @MyAnnotation(arg = "def") // Noncompliant public class MyClass { // ... } public @interface MyAnnotation { String arg() default "def"; } ---- == Compliant Solution ---- @MyAnnotation public class MyClass { // ... } public @interface MyAnnotation { String arg() default "def"; } ----