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25
26package javax.annotation.processing;
27
28import java.lang.annotation.*;
29import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
30import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
31
32/**
33 * An annotation used to indicate what options an annotation processor
34 * supports.  The {@link Processor#getSupportedOptions} method can
35 * construct its result from the value of this annotation, as done by
36 * {@link AbstractProcessor#getSupportedOptions}.  Only {@linkplain
37 * Processor#getSupportedOptions strings conforming to the
38 * grammar} should be used as values.
39 *
40 * @author Joseph D. Darcy
41 * @author Scott Seligman
42 * @author Peter von der Ahé
43 * @since 1.6
44 */
45@Documented
46@Target(TYPE)
47@Retention(RUNTIME)
48public @interface SupportedOptions {
49    /**
50     * Returns the supported options.
51     * @return the supported options
52     */
53    String [] value();
54}
55