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package org.vmmagic.pragma;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import org.vmmagic.Pragma;
/**
* Methods of a class that implements this interface are treated specially
* by the compilers:
* -They are only called from C or C++ program
* -The compiler will generate the necessary prolog to insert a glue stack
* frame to map from the native stack/register convention to RVM's convention
* -It is an error to call these methods from Java
*/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Pragma
public @interface NativeBridge { }