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aoqi@0: 
aoqi@0: package javax.annotation.processing;
aoqi@0: 
aoqi@0: import java.lang.annotation.*;
aoqi@0: import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
aoqi@0: import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
aoqi@0: 
aoqi@0: /**
aoqi@0:  * An annotation used to indicate what annotation types an annotation
aoqi@0:  * processor supports.  The {@link
aoqi@0:  * Processor#getSupportedAnnotationTypes} method can construct its
aoqi@0:  * result from the value of this annotation, as done by {@link
aoqi@0:  * AbstractProcessor#getSupportedAnnotationTypes}.  Only {@linkplain
aoqi@0:  * Processor#getSupportedAnnotationTypes strings conforming to the
aoqi@0:  * grammar} should be used as values.
aoqi@0:  *
aoqi@0:  * @author Joseph D. Darcy
aoqi@0:  * @author Scott Seligman
aoqi@0:  * @author Peter von der Ahé
aoqi@0:  * @since 1.6
aoqi@0:  */
aoqi@0: @Documented
aoqi@0: @Target(TYPE)
aoqi@0: @Retention(RUNTIME)
aoqi@0: public @interface SupportedAnnotationTypes {
aoqi@0:     /**
aoqi@0:      * Returns the names of the supported annotation types.
aoqi@0:      * @return the names of the supported annotation types
aoqi@0:      */
aoqi@0:     String [] value();
aoqi@0: }