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package javax.annotation.processing;

import javax.lang.model.SourceVersion;

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

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

/**
 * An annotation used to indicate the latest source version an
 * annotation processor supports.  The {@link
 * Processor#getSupportedSourceVersion} method can construct its
 * result from the value of this annotation, as done by {@link
 * AbstractProcessor#getSupportedSourceVersion}.
 *
 * @author Joseph D. Darcy
 * @author Scott Seligman
 * @author Peter von der Ahé
 * @since 1.6
 */
@Documented
@Target(TYPE)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface SupportedSourceVersion
{

    /**
     * Returns the latest supported source version.
     *
     * @return the latest supported source version
     */
    SourceVersion value();

}