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package com.googlecode.androidannotations.annotationprocessor;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * An annotation used to indicate what annotation classes an annotation
 * processor supports. The
 * {@link AnnotatedAbstractProcessor#getSupportedAnnotationTypes} method can
 * construct its result from the value of this annotation.
 * 
 * Its main purpose is to be safe from renaming annotations targeted by an
 * annotation processor.
 * 
 * @author Pierre-Yves Ricau
 */
@Documented
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface SupportedAnnotationClasses {
	Class<? extends Annotation>[] value();
}