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package defaultj.annotations;

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

/**
 * A ready to use annotation to specify a class for the default implementation.
 * 
 * If the class is not found in the classpath or it was found to be uncompatible,
 *   an ImplementationNotFouncException will be thrown.
 * 
 * @author NawaMan -- [email protected]
 */
@Target(value=ElementType.TYPE)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface ImplementedBy {
    
    /**
     * The implementation class.
     * 
     * @return  the specified class to be used as an implementation.
     **/
    public Class value();
    
}




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