com.sun.istack.Interned Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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*
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* http://www.eclipse.org/org/documents/edl-v10.php.
*
* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
*/
package com.sun.istack;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
/**
* Designates that a field, return value, argument, or a variable is supposed
* to be an {@link String#intern() interned} string.
*
*
* In many places in the istack, we assume Strings to be interned for
* the performance reason. Similarly, In many other places, we don't
* make such an assumption for the performance reason (because intern
* isn't free.)
*
*
* Therefore, distinguishing which part is supposed to be interned and
* which part is supposed to be not is important. This annotation
* allows us to capture that in the code.
*
* @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
*/
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
@Target({ElementType.FIELD,ElementType.METHOD,ElementType.PARAMETER,ElementType.LOCAL_VARIABLE})
public @interface Interned {
}