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"nb-javac" is a patched version of OpenJDK "javac", i.e., the Java compiler. This has long been part of NetBeans, providing a highly tuned Java compiler specifically for the Java editor i.e., parsing and lexing for features such as syntax coloring, code completion.

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package javax.annotation.processing;

import java.lang.annotation.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;

/**
 * The Generated annotation is used to mark source code that has been generated.
 * It can also be used to differentiate user written code from generated code in
 * a single file.
 *
 * Examples:
 *  *   @Generated("com.example.Generator")
 * 
 *  *   @Generated(value="com.example.Generator", date= "2017-07-04T12:08:56.235-0700")
 * 
 *  *   @Generated(value="com.example.Generator", date= "2017-07-04T12:08:56.235-0700",
 *      comments= "comment 1")
 * 
 *
 * @since 9
 */
@Documented
@Retention(SOURCE)
@Target({PACKAGE, TYPE, METHOD, CONSTRUCTOR, FIELD,
    LOCAL_VARIABLE, PARAMETER})
public @interface Generated {

    /**
     * The value element MUST have the name of the code generator. The
     * name is the fully qualified name of the code generator.
     *
     * @return The name of the code generator
     */
    String[] value();

    /**
     * Date when the source was generated. The date element must follow the ISO
     * 8601 standard. For example the date element would have the following
     * value 2017-07-04T12:08:56.235-0700 which represents 2017-07-04 12:08:56
     * local time in the U.S. Pacific Time time zone.
     *
     * @return The date the source was generated
     */
    String date() default "";

    /**
     * A place holder for any comments that the code generator may want to
     * include in the generated code.
     *
     * @return Comments that the code generated included
     */
    String comments() default "";
}