annotate graal/com.oracle.max.cri/src/com/sun/max/annotate/CONSTANT.java @ 4149:cf4de9cc1268

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1 /*
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2 * Copyright (c) 2007, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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3 * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
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4 *
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5 * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
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6 * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
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7 * published by the Free Software Foundation.
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8 *
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9 * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
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10 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
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13 * accompanied this code).
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17 * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
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18 *
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19 * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
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20 * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
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21 * questions.
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22 */
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23 package com.sun.max.annotate;
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24 import java.lang.annotation.*;
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26 /**
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27 * Marker indicating that a field is immutable with respect to all reads of its value.
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28 * That is, it is never updated after the first time it is read.
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29 *
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30 * <b>It is up to the programmer to maintain this invariant!</b>
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31 *
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32 * The value may be the dewfault value of the field's type (e.g. {@code null}, 0, etc).
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33 */
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34 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
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35 @Target(ElementType.FIELD)
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36 public @interface CONSTANT {
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37 }