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package java.lang;

import java.lang.annotation.*;

/**

 * Indicates that a method declaration is intended to override a

 * method declaration in a supertype. If a method is annotated with

 * this annotation type compilers are required to generate an error

 * message unless at least one of the following conditions hold:

 *

 * <ul><li>

 * The method does override or implement a method declared in a

 * supertype.

 * </li><li>

 * The method has a signature that is override-equivalent to that of

 * any public method declared in {@linkplain Object}.

 * </li></ul>

 *

 * @author  Peter von der Ahé

 * @author  Joshua Bloch

 * @jls3 9.6.1.4 Override

 * @since 1.5

 */

@Target(ElementType.METHOD)

@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)

public @interface Override {

}