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package java.lang;

import java.lang.annotation.*;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;

/**

 * Indicates that the named compiler warnings should be suppressed in the

 * annotated element (and in all program elements contained in the annotated

 * element).  Note that the set of warnings suppressed in a given element is

 * a superset of the warnings suppressed in all containing elements.  For

 * example, if you annotate a class to suppress one warning and annotate a

 * method to suppress another, both warnings will be suppressed in the method.

 *

 * <p>As a matter of style, programmers should always use this annotation

 * on the most deeply nested element where it is effective.  If you want to

 * suppress a warning in a particular method, you should annotate that

 * method rather than its class.

 *

 * @since 1.5

 * @author Josh Bloch

 */

@Target({TYPE, FIELD, METHOD, PARAMETER, CONSTRUCTOR, LOCAL_VARIABLE, TYPE_PARAMETER})

@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)

public @interface SuppressWarnings {

    /**

     * The set of warnings that are to be suppressed by the compiler in the

     * annotated element.  Duplicate names are permitted.  The second and

     * successive occurrences of a name are ignored.  The presence of

     * unrecognized warning names is <i>not</i> an error: Compilers must

     * ignore any warning names they do not recognize.  They are, however,

     * free to emit a warning if an annotation contains an unrecognized

     * warning name.

     *

     * <p>Compiler vendors should document the warning names they support in

     * conjunction with this annotation type. They are encouraged to cooperate

     * to ensure that the same names work across multiple compilers.

     */

    String[] value();

}