# HG changeset patch # User darcy # Date 1357791621 28800 # Node ID f06faf784dde19575168c7d7b11cf1aa446305f8 # Parent ade8c8076c598c50df6b603fdb2f28829b990410 8005713: Simplify library support for repeating annotations in java.lang.annotation Reviewed-by: abuckley diff -r ade8c8076c59 -r f06faf784dde jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/annotation/Repeatable.java --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 +++ b/jdk/src/share/classes/java/lang/annotation/Repeatable.java Wed Jan 09 20:20:21 2013 -0800 @@ -0,0 +1,48 @@ +/* + * 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 + * by Oracle in the LICENSE file that accompanied this code. + * + * 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 + * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that + * accompanied this code). + * + * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version + * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, + * 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; + +/** + * The annotation type {@code java.lang.annotation.Repeatable} is + * used to indicate that the annotation type whose declaration it + * (meta-)annotates is repeatable. The value of + * {@code @Repeatable} indicates the containing annotation + * type for the repeatable annotation type. + * + * @since 1.8 + * @jls 9.6 Annotation Types + * @jls 9.7 Annotations + */ +@Documented +@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME) +@Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE) +public @interface Repeatable { + /** + * Indicates the containing annotation type for the + * repeatable annotation type. + */ + Class value(); +}