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package java.lang.annotation;
/**
* The annotation type {@code java.lang.annotation.Repeatable} is
* used to indicate that the annotation type whose declaration it
* (meta-)annotates is <em>repeatable</em>. The value of
* {@code @Repeatable} indicates the <em>containing annotation
* type</em> for the repeatable annotation type.
*
* @since 1.8
* @jls 9.6 Annotation Types
* @jls 9.7 Annotations
*/
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE)
public @interface Repeatable {
/**
* Indicates the <em>containing annotation type</em> for the
* repeatable annotation type.
* @return the containing annotation type
*/
Class<? extends Annotation> value();
}