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package com.sun.org.glassfish.gmbal ;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented ;

import java.lang.annotation.Target ;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType ;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention ;

import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy ;

/** This annotation is applied to a class or interface representing ManagedData

 * to indicate that the

 * listed subclasses should have their attributes included in the corresponding

 * CompositeData of the superclass.  Any given instance of this class will have

 * values for those attributes that are defined in the parent class

 * or the subclass for the particular type of the instance.

 */

@Documented

@Target(ElementType.TYPE)

@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)

public @interface IncludeSubclass {

    /** List of subclasses that should be analyzed for attributes and operations.

     *

     * @return List of classes.

     */

    Class[] value() ;

}