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diff --git a/ri/src/main/java/javax/annotation/Syntax.java b/ri/src/main/java/javax/annotation/Syntax.java deleted file mode 100644 index 5491093..0000000 --- a/ri/src/main/java/javax/annotation/Syntax.java +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -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 x() to y() update the String constant "x()"). - * - * - */ -@Documented -@TypeQualifier(applicableTo = String.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> - * - * 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. - */ - String value(); - - When when() default When.ALWAYS; -} |