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package groovy.transform;
import org.codehaus.groovy.transform.GroovyASTTransformationClass;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Variable annotation used for changing the scope of a variable within a script from
* being within the run method of the script to being at the class level for the script.
*
* The annotated variable will become a private field of the script class.
* The type of the field will be the same as the type of the variable. Example usage:
*
* {@code @Field} List awe = [1, 2, 3]
* def awesum() { awe.sum() }
* assert awesum() == 6
*
* In this example, without the annotation, variable awe would be
* a local script variable (technically speaking it will be a local variable within
* the run method of the script class). Such a local variable would
* not be visible inside the awesum method. With the annotation,
* awe becomes a private List field in the script class and is
* visible within the awesum method.
*
* @author Paul King
* @since 1.8.0
*/
@java.lang.annotation.Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
@Target({ElementType.LOCAL_VARIABLE})
@GroovyASTTransformationClass("org.codehaus.groovy.transform.FieldASTTransformation")
public @interface Field {
}