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package java.lang;
import java.lang.annotation.*;
/**
* Indicates that a method declaration is intended to override a
* method declaration in a supertype. If a method is annotated with
* this annotation type compilers are required to generate an error
* message unless at least one of the following conditions hold:
*
* <ul><li>
* The method does override or implement a method declared in a
* supertype.
* </li><li>
* The method has a signature that is override-equivalent to that of
* any public method declared in {@linkplain Object}.
* </li></ul>
*
* @author Peter von der Ahé
* @author Joshua Bloch
* @jls 9.6.1.4 Override
* @since 1.5
*/
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
public @interface Override {
}