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package org.apache.juneau.internal;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;

import java.lang.annotation.*;

/**
 * Used in conjunction with the ConfigurablePropertyCodeGenerator class to synchronize and copy fluent setters from
 * parent classes to child classes.
 *
 * See Also:

 * 
 */
@Target(TYPE)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface FluentSetters {

	/**
	 * Overrides the return type on the child methods.
	 *
	 * @return The annotation value.
	 */
	String returns() default "";

	/**
	 * Specifies method signatures to ignore.
	 *
	 * @return The annotation value.
	 */
	String[] ignore() default {};
}