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package com.sun.tracing.dtrace;

import java.lang.annotation.Target;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;

import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;

/**

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

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

 *

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

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

 * all probes specified in that provider.

 * <p>

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

 * {@code module} field is Private/Private/Unknown.

 * <p>

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

 * @since 1.7

 */

@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)

@Target({ ElementType.TYPE })

public @interface ModuleAttributes {

    Attributes value();

}