ContainedBy.java

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package java.lang.annotation;

/**
 * A meta-annotation to indicate which annotation type should be used
 * as a container for repeated values of the annotation type modified
 * by the {@code ContainedBy} annotation.
 *
 * @since 1.8
 * @jls 9.6 Annotation Types
 * @jls 9.7 Annotations
 */
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE)
public @interface ContainedBy {
    /**
     * The annotation type to use to store repeated values of another
     * annotation.
     */
    Class<? extends Annotation> value();
}