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    25 

    26 package java.lang.annotation;

    27 

    28 /**

    29  * A meta-annotation to indicate which annotation type should be used

    30  * as a container for repeated values of the annotation type modified

    31  * by the {@code ContainedBy} annotation.

    32  *

    33  * @since 1.8

    34  * @jls 9.6 Annotation Types

    35  * @jls 9.7 Annotations

    36  */

    37 @Documented

    38 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)

    39 @Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE)

    40 public @interface ContainedBy {

    41     /**

    42      * The annotation type to use to store repeated values of another

    43      * annotation.

    44      */

    45     Class<? extends Annotation> value();

    46 }