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package java.lang.annotation;
/**
* A mirror of java.lang.Annotation.
*
* @author Toby Reyelts
*/
public interface Annotation {
/**
* Returns the annotation type of this annotation.
*/
Class annotationType();
/**
* Returns true if the specified object represents an annotation that is
* logically equivalent to this one.
*/
boolean equals(Object obj);
/**
* Returns the hash code of this annotation, as defined below:
*/
int hashCode();
/**
* Returns a string representation of this annotation.
*/
String toString();
}