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package com.google.j2objc.annotations;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.LOCAL_VARIABLE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.SOURCE;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Annotation that indicates a local variable should be retained outside of any
* subsequent AutoreleasePool use. Otherwise, if a local variable has a copy
* of an object in a container that is removed in an AutoreleasePool, it will
* be deallocated before the local variable goes out of scope.
* <p>
* For example, a ThreadPoolExecutor is used to process a list of tasks,
* removing each task from the list as it is processed. ThreadPoolExecutor
* tasks are run inside of an AutoreleasePool, since these executors are often
* long-lived. If a local variable is initialized to one of the task list's
* elements, by default that variable won't be valid (will be deallocated)
* after task processing. Adding a LocalRetain annotation to the local
* variable ensures it is still valid after task processing.
*
* @author Tom Ball
*/
@Target(LOCAL_VARIABLE)
@Retention(SOURCE)
public @interface RetainedLocalRef {
}