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package javax.ejb;

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

/**
 * Used to mark a session bean method as an asynchronous method or to designate all 
 * business methods of a session bean class as asynchronous. 
 * 
 * An asychronous method must have return type void
 * or Future<V>, where V is the result value type.
 * 
 * Asynchronous method invocation semantics only apply to the no-interface, 
 * local business, and remote business client views.   Methods exposed 
 * through the enterprise bean 2.x local, enterprise bean 2.x remote, and web service client views 
 * must not be designated as asynchronous.
 *
 * @see AsyncResult
 *
 * @since EJB 3.1
 */

@Target({METHOD, TYPE}) 
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Asynchronous {}