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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2012, 2012, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
+ * version 2 for more details (a copy is included in the LICENSE file that
+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License version
+ * 2 along with this work; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation,
+ * Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ * Please contact Oracle, 500 Oracle Parkway, Redwood Shores, CA 94065 USA
+ * or visit www.oracle.com if you need additional information or have any
+ * questions.
+ */
+package com.oracle.truffle.api.dsl;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.*;
+
+import com.oracle.truffle.api.nodes.*;
+
+/**
+ * A {@link NodeChild} element defines an executable child for the enclosing {@link Node}. A
+ * {@link Node} contains multiple {@link NodeChildren} specified in linear execution order.
+ */
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
+@Target({ElementType.TYPE})
+public @interface NodeChild {
+
+    String value() default "";
+
+    Class<?> type() default Node.class;
+
+    /**
+     * The {@link #executeWith()} property allows a node to pass the result of one child's
+     * executable as an input to another child's executable. 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 {};
+}