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diff --git a/ri/src/main/java/javax/annotation/meta/TypeQualifierNickname.java b/ri/src/main/java/javax/annotation/meta/TypeQualifierNickname.java new file mode 100644 index 0000000..40c9983 --- /dev/null +++ b/ri/src/main/java/javax/annotation/meta/TypeQualifierNickname.java @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +package javax.annotation.meta; + +import java.lang.annotation.Documented; +import java.lang.annotation.ElementType; +import java.lang.annotation.Target; + +/** + * + * This annotation is applied to a annotation, and marks the annotation as being + * a qualifier nickname. Applying a nickname annotation X to a element Y should + * be interpreted as having the same meaning as applying all of annotations of X + * (other than QualifierNickname) to Y. + * + * <p> + * Thus, you might define a qualifier SocialSecurityNumber as follows: + * </p> + * + * + * <code> + @Documented + @TypeQualifierNickname @Pattern("[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{4}") + @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME) + public @interface SocialSecurityNumber { + } + </code> + * + * + */ +@Documented +@Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE) +public @interface TypeQualifierNickname { + +} |