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    25 

    26 package com.sun.tracing.dtrace;

    27 

    28 import java.lang.annotation.Target;

    29 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;

    30 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;

    31 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;

    32 

    33 /**

    34  * This annotation is used to describe the interface attributes of the

    35  * {@code provider} field for a single provider.

    36  *

    37  * This annotation can be added to a user-defined Provider specification

    38  * interface to set the stability attributes of the {@code provider} field for

    39  * all probes specified in that provider.

    40  * <p>

    41  * If this annotation is not present, the interface attributes for the

    42  * {@code provider} field will be Private/Private/Unknown.

    43  * <p>

    44  * @see <a href="http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-6223/6mlkidlnp?a=view">Solaris Dynamic Tracing Guide, Chapter 39: Stability</a>

    45  * @since 1.7

    46  */

    47 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)

    48 @Target({ ElementType.TYPE })

    49 public @interface ProviderAttributes {

    50     Attributes value();

    51 }