1package javax.annotation.meta;
2
3import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
4import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
5import java.lang.annotation.Target;
6
7/**
8 *
9 * This annotation is applied to a annotation, and marks the annotation as being
10 * a qualifier nickname. Applying a nickname annotation X to a element Y should
11 * be interpreted as having the same meaning as applying all of annotations of X
12 * (other than QualifierNickname) to Y.
13 *
14 * <p>
15 * Thus, you might define a qualifier SocialSecurityNumber as follows:
16 * </p>
17 *
18 *
19 * <code>
20 @Documented
21 @TypeQualifierNickname @Pattern("[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{4}")
22 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
23 public @interface SocialSecurityNumber {
24 }
25 </code>
26 *
27 *
28 */
29@Documented
30@Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE)
31public @interface TypeQualifierNickname {
32
33}
34