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package org.vmmagic.pragma;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import org.vmmagic.Pragma;
/**
* This pragma is used to indicate a method has no side effects. Use this pragma
* with care as it can cause compile time invocation of the method it is placed
* on. This pragma is used to imply weak purity of a method, and as such cannot
* remove calls to pure methods - as they may throw exceptions.
* {@link <a href="http://jira.codehaus.org/browse/RVM-503">RVM-503</a>}.
*/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.METHOD})
@Pragma
public @interface Pure { /* annotation has no value */ }