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package com.oracle.truffle.api.dsl;

import com.oracle.truffle.api.nodes.Node;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * A {@link NodeChild} element defines an executable child for the enclosing {@link Node}. A
 * {@link Node} contains multiple {@link NodeChildren} specified in linear execution order.
 * 
 * @since 0.8 or earlier
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
@Target({ElementType.TYPE})
public @interface NodeChild {

    String value() default "";

    Class type() default Node.class;

    /**
     * The {@link #executeWith()} property allows a node to pass the result of one child's
     * executable as an input to another child's executable. These referenced children must be
     * defined before the current node in the execution order. The current node {@link #type()}
     * attribute must be set to a {@link Node} which supports the evaluated execution with the
     * number of {@link #executeWith()} arguments that are defined. For example if this child is
     * executed with one argument, the {@link #type()} attribute must define a node which publicly
     * declares a method with the signature Object execute*(VirtualFrame, Object).
     */
    String[] executeWith() default {};
}




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