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package com.oracle.truffle.api.codegen;

import java.lang.annotation.*;

import com.oracle.truffle.api.nodes.*;

@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
@Target({ElementType.TYPE})
public @interface NodeChild {

    String value() default "";

    Class<?> type() default NodeClass.InheritNode.class;

    /**
     * Executes the {@link NodeChild} with values from other defined {@link NodeChild} elements.
     * These referenced children must be defined before the current node in the execution order. The
     * current node {@link #type()} attribute must be set to a {@link Node} which supports the
     * evaluated execution with the number of {@link #executeWith()} arguments that are defined. For
     * example if this child is executed with one argument, the {@link #type()} attribute must
     * define a node which publicly declares a method with the signature
     * <code>Object execute*(VirtualFrame, Object)</code>.
     */
    String[] executeWith() default {};
}