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package com.signalfx.shaded.google.j2objc.annotations;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Annotation that specifies what the Objective-C class, protocol, method,
 * constructor or package declaration should be when translated.
 *
 * For packages add the annotation to the package declaration in a package-info.java file to
 * specify the desired package prefix. Alternatively, package prefixes may be specified using the
 * {@code --prefix} or {@code --prefixes} flags when invoking j2objc.
 *
 * 
For classes specify the desired Objective-C class name for the translated type.
 *
 * 
For methods specify the desired Objective-C selector for the translated method:
 * 
 * @ObjectiveCName("setDateWithYear:month:day:")
 * public void setDate(int year, int month, int day);
 *
 * @author Tom Ball
 */
@Documented
@Target({ ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR, ElementType.PACKAGE })
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
public @interface ObjectiveCName {

  /**
   * The Objective-C name to use for this element.
   *
   * @return the Objective-C name.
   */
  String value();
}