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package javax.annotation;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import javax.annotation.meta.TypeQualifier;
import javax.annotation.meta.When;
/**
* This annotation a value that is of a particular syntax, such as Java syntax
* or regular expression syntax. This can be used to provide syntax checking of
* constant values at compile time, run time checking at runtime, and can assist
* IDEs in deciding how to interpret String constants (e.g., should a
* refactoring that renames method {@code x()} to {@code y()} update the String
* constant {@code "x()"}).
*/
@Documented
@TypeQualifier(applicableTo = CharSequence.class)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface Syntax {
/**
* Value indicating the particular syntax denoted by this annotation. Different
* tools will recognize different syntaxes, but some proposed canonical values
* are:
* <ul>
* <li>"Java"
* <li>"RegEx"
* <li>"JavaScript"
* <li>"Ruby"
* <li>"Groovy"
* <li>"SQL"
* <li>"FormatString"
* </ul>
* <p>
* Syntax names can be followed by a colon and a list of key value pairs,
* separated by commas. For example, "SQL:dialect=Oracle,version=2.3". Tools
* should ignore any keys they don't recognize.
*
* @return a name indicating the particular syntax.
*/
String value();
When when() default When.ALWAYS;
}