Invalid error message when @Target is missing on a custom Name Binding annotation --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Key: JBIDE-18714 URL: https://issues.jboss.org/browse/JBIDE-18714 Project: Tools (JBoss Tools) Issue Type: Bug Components: webservices Affects Versions: 4.2.0.Final Reporter: Xavier Coulon Assignee: Xavier Coulon Fix For: 4.2.1.CR1 With the following code: {code} @NameBinding @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME) public @interface LoggingBinding { } {code} The error message is {quote} The Name Binding should have a @Target(ElementType.METHOD) annotation on its type. {quote} but it should be {quote} The Name Binding should have a @Target(\{ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD\}) annotation on its type. {quote} Note that the QuickFix adds the correct {{(a)Target(\{ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD\})}}, it's just that the initial error message was misleading