xref: /external/jsr305/ri/src/main/java/javax/annotation/meta/Exclusive.java

package javax.annotation.meta;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;

/**
 * This annotation can be applied to the value() element of an annotation that
 * is annotated as a TypeQualifier.
 *
 * For example, the following defines a type qualifier such that if you know a
 * value is {@literal @Foo(1)}, then the value cannot be {@literal @Foo(2)} or {{@literal @Foo(3)}.
 *
 * <code>
 * @TypeQualifier @interface Foo {
 *     @Exclusive int value();
 *     }
 *  </code>
 *
 */

@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface Exclusive {

}