com.google.j2objc.annotations.WeakOuter Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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package com.google.j2objc.annotations;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.LOCAL_VARIABLE;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE_USE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.SOURCE;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Annotation that indicates an inner class has a weak relationship to its owning class.
*
* Lambdas can be given a weak outer reference by declaring a local variable with this annotation
* and assigning the lambda expression directly to the local variable. WeakOuter is only allowed on
* local variables, not fields, to encourage the annotation to be used where the lambda is declared.
*
* @author Tom Ball
*/
@Target({TYPE, TYPE_USE, LOCAL_VARIABLE})
@Retention(SOURCE)
public @interface WeakOuter {}