title: How can I tell at runtime that a Java 1.4 type or member is deprecated?
body: <p>In Java 6 I can use a technique like this:</p>
  
  <pre><code>@Deprecated
  public final class Test {
  
      public static void main(String[] args) {
          System.out.println(Test.class.isAnnotationPresent(Deprecated.class));
      }   
  }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>to decide if a type is deprecated.  Is there any way at all to do this in 1.4 with the old style (Javadoc-based) deprecation?</p>