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package org.apache.calcite.linq4j.function;

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

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;

/**
 * Annotation applied to a user-defined function that indicates that
 * the function always returns null if one or more of its arguments
 * are null but also may return null at other times.
 *
 * Compare with {@link Strict}:
 * 

 *   A strict function returns null if and only if it has a null argument
 *   
A semi-strict function returns null if it has a null argument
 * 
 */
@Target({METHOD, TYPE })
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Experimental
public @interface SemiStrict {
}