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package kotlin.annotations.jvm;
import java.lang.annotation.*;
/**
* Annotate anything of type descendant from Iterable or Iterator with @ReadOnly if the underlying reference is not intended for mutation.
* Note that such a reference is not guaranteed to be immutable. It may refer to an object mutated elsewhere.
*/
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
@Target({ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.PARAMETER, ElementType.LOCAL_VARIABLE})
public @interface ReadOnly {
}