/*
* Copyright 2013 Chris Pheby
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
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package org.jadira.reflection.cloning.annotation;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* This annotation can be applied to a method or constructor to indicate that it can be used to clone a particular type.
* A Constructor with this annotation must take a single argument that must be the same type or a supertype of the type
* to be cloned.
* <br>
* A Method with this annotation may be either a static method that returns an instance of the exact same type and takes
* an instance of the same type or one of its supertypes as a parameter, or it may be an instance method that returns an
* instance of the same type and has no parameters.
*/
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({ CONSTRUCTOR, METHOD })
@Documented
public @interface Cloner {
}