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Kevin IMed me yesterday with a question about deprecating a enum member, which I pass on to you today.

Q: Will the following enum compile?

enum Foo {
  BAR, @Deprecated Baz
}

Q: What about this?

enum Foo {
  BAR,
  /**
   * @deprecated BAZ should not be used any more
   */
  BAZ
}

Q: Will either have the intended effects on client code and Javadoc?