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package jdk.internal;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;

import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;

import java.lang.annotation.Target;

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

/**

 * Indicates the API declaration in question is associated with a Value Based class.

 * References to <a href="../lang/doc-files/ValueBased.html">value-based classes</a>

 * should produce warnings about behavior that is inconsistent with value based semantics.

 *

 * Note this internal annotation is handled specially by the javac compiler.

 * To work properly with {@code --release older-release}, it requires special

 * handling in {@code make/langtools/src/classes/build/tools/symbolgenerator/CreateSymbols.java}

 * and {@code src/jdk.compiler/share/classes/com/sun/tools/javac/jvm/ClassReader.java}.

 *

 * @since 16

 */

@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)

@Target(value={TYPE})

public @interface ValueBased {

}