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025    
026    package javax.annotation.processing;
027    
028    import java.lang.annotation.*;
029    import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
030    import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
031    
032    /**
033     * An annotation used to indicate what options an annotation processor
034     * supports.  The {@link Processor#getSupportedOptions} method can
035     * construct its result from the value of this annotation, as done by
036     * {@link AbstractProcessor#getSupportedOptions}.  Only {@linkplain
037     * Processor#getSupportedOptions strings conforming to the
038     * grammar} should be used as values.
039     *
040     * @author Joseph D. Darcy
041     * @author Scott Seligman
042     * @author Peter von der Ahé
043     * @since 1.6
044     */
045    @Documented
046    @Target(TYPE)
047    @Retention(RUNTIME)
048    public @interface SupportedOptions {
049      String [] value();
050    }