Test case:

class Test<@DA T> { }

@interface DA { }

javac rejects it, with
play/src/Test.java:1: error: annotation type not applicable to this kind of declaration
class Test<@DA T> { }
           ^
1 error


javadoc accepts it, and generates docs
build/linux-x86_64-normal-server-release/images/j2sdk-image/bin/javadoc -d play/api -private play/src/Test.java
Loading source file play/src/Test.java...
Constructing Javadoc information...
Standard Doclet version 1.8.0-internal
Building tree for all the packages and classes...
Generating play/api/DA.html...
Generating play/api/Test.html...
Generating play/api/package-frame.html...
Generating play/api/package-summary.html...
Generating play/api/package-tree.html...
Generating play/api/constant-values.html...
Building index for all the packages and classes...
Generating play/api/overview-tree.html...
Generating play/api/index-all.html...
Generating play/api/deprecated-list.html...
Building index for all classes...
Generating play/api/allclasses-frame.html...
Generating play/api/allclasses-noframe.html...
Generating play/api/index.html...
Generating play/api/help-doc.html...