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package javax.management;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;

import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;

import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;

import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**

 * <p>Indicates that the annotated class is a Standard MBean.  A Standard

 * MBean class can be defined as in this example:</p>

 *

 * <pre>

 * {@code @MBean}

 * public class Configuration {

 *     {@link ManagedAttribute @ManagedAttribute}

 *     public int getCacheSize() {...}

 *     {@code @ManagedAttribute}

 *     public void setCacheSize(int size);

 *

 *     {@code @ManagedAttribute}

 *     public long getLastChangedTime();

 *

 *     {@link ManagedOperation @ManagedOperation}

 *     public void save();

 * }

 * </pre>

 *

 * <p>The class must be public.  Public methods within the class can be

 * annotated with {@code @ManagedOperation} to indicate that they are

 * MBean operations.  Public getter and setter methods within the class

 * can be annotated with {@code @ManagedAttribute} to indicate that they define

 * MBean attributes.</p>

 *

 * <p>If the MBean is to be an MXBean rather than a Standard MBean, then

 * the {@link MXBean @MXBean} annotation must be used instead of

 * {@code @MBean}.</p>

 */

@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)

@Target(ElementType.TYPE)

@Inherited

public @interface MBean {

}