jnr.ffi.annotations.Transient Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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* Copyright (C) 2008-2010 Wayne Meissner
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package jnr.ffi.annotations;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Indicates that the parameter is transient.
*
* This means it can be backed by a temporarily allocated native memory block,
* and after the method call, the native memory can be freed again.
*/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.PARAMETER)
public @interface Transient {
}