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    25 

    26 package java.lang;

    27 

    28 import java.lang.annotation.*;

    29 

    30 /**

    31  * Indicates that a method declaration is intended to override a

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

    33  * this annotation type compilers are required to generate an error

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

    35  *

    36  * <ul><li>

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

    38  * supertype.

    39  * </li><li>

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

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

    42  * </li></ul>

    43  *

    44  * @author  Peter von der Ahé

    45  * @author  Joshua Bloch

    46  * @jls3 9.6.1.4 Override

    47  * @since 1.5

    48  */

    49 @Target(ElementType.METHOD)

    50 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)

    51 public @interface Override {

    52 }