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package com.sun.tracing.dtrace;

import java.lang.annotation.Target;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;

import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;

/**

 * This annotation describes the interface's field attributes

 * for the probes in a provider.

 *

 * This annotation provides the contents of field-specific annotations

 * that specify the stability attributes and dependency class of a

 * particular field, for the probes in a provider.

 * <p>

 * The default interface attributes for unspecified fields is

 * Private/Private/Unknown.

 * <p>

 * @see <a href="http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/817-6223/6mlkidlnp?a=view">Solaris Dynamic Tracing Guide, Chapter 39: Stability</a>

 * @since 1.7

 */

@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)

@Target({})

public @interface Attributes {

  /**

   * The stability level of the name.

   */

  StabilityLevel name() default StabilityLevel.PRIVATE;

  /**

   * The stability level of the data.

   */

  StabilityLevel data() default StabilityLevel.PRIVATE;

  /**

   * The interface attribute's dependency class.

   */

  DependencyClass dependency()  default DependencyClass.UNKNOWN;

}