# HG changeset patch
# User jfranck
# Date 1346403137 -7200
# Node ID 7a8c81ce674dc6af6420755cf4d306b11f230b47
# Parent  52225a1bdf40d8cd07c949e11cd631d6dffe559e
7151010: Add compiler support for repeating annotations
Reviewed-by: darcy, jjg

diff -r 52225a1bdf40 -r 7a8c81ce674d jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/annotation/ContainerFor.java
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/annotation/ContainerFor.java	Fri Aug 31 10:52:17 2012 +0200
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, 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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+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
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+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
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+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+
+package java.lang.annotation;
+
+/**
+ * Indicates that an annotation type is a container for repeated
+ * instances of annotations of the type of the value of the
+ * {@code ContainerFor}'s value element.
+ *
+ * @since 1.8
+ * @jls 9.6 Annotation Types
+ * @jls 9.7 Annotations
+ */
+@Documented
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE)
+public @interface ContainerFor {
+    /**
+     * The repeating annotation type that the annotation type
+     * annotated with this annotation is a container for.
+     */
+    Class<? extends Annotation> value();
+}