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package com.hazelcast.org.apache.calcite.util;
/**
* Four states that describe whether a particular behavior or
* property is allowed and/or not allowed.
*/
public enum Optionality {
/** A property is mandatory if an instance must possess it;
* it is an error if it does not. */
MANDATORY,
/** A property is optional if an instance may or may not possess it;
* neither state is an error. */
OPTIONAL,
/** A property is ignored if an instance may or may not possess it;
* if it possesses the property, the effect is as if it does not. */
IGNORED,
/** A property is forbidden if an instance must not possess it;
* it is an error if the instance has the property. */
FORBIDDEN
}