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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2016, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.  Oracle designates this
+ * particular file as subject to the "Classpath" exception as provided
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+ *
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+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+
+package jdk.jfr.internal;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+import jdk.jfr.MetadataDefinition;
+
+/**
+ * Event annotation, determines the cutoff above which an event should not be
+ * recorded, i.e. {@code "20 ms"}.
+ *
+ * This settings is only supported for JVM events,
+ *
+ * @since 9
+ */
+@MetadataDefinition
+@Target({ ElementType.TYPE })
+@Inherited
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+public @interface Cutoff {
+    /**
+     * Settings name {@code "cutoff"} for configuring event cutoffs.
+     */
+    public final static String NAME = "cutoff";
+    public final static String INIFITY = "infinity";
+
+    /**
+     * Cutoff, for example {@code "20 ms"}.
+     * <p>
+     * String representation of a positive {@code Long} value followed by an empty
+     * space and one of the following units<br>
+     * <br>
+     * {@code "ns"} (nanoseconds)<br>
+     * {@code "us"} (microseconds)<br>
+     * {@code "ms"} (milliseconds)<br>
+     * {@code "s"} (seconds)<br>
+     * {@code "m"} (minutes)<br>
+     * {@code "h"} (hours)<br>
+     * {@code "d"} (days)<br>
+     * <p>
+     * Example values, {@code "0 ns"}, {@code "10 ms"} and {@code "1 s"}. If the
+     * events has an infinite timespan, the text {@code"infinity"} should be used.
+     *
+     * @return the threshold, default {@code "0 ns"} not {@code null}
+     */
+    String value() default "inifity";
+}