package javax.annotation.meta;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
*
* This annotation is applied to a annotation, and marks the annotation as being
* a qualifier nickname. Applying a nickname annotation X to a element Y should
* be interpreted as having the same meaning as applying all of annotations of X
* (other than QualifierNickname) to Y.
*
* Thus, you might define a qualifier SocialSecurityNumber as follows:
*
*
* <code>
@Documented
@QualifierNickname @Pattern("[0-9]{3}-[0-9]{2}-[0-9]{4}")
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface SocialSecurityNumber {
ElementType[] applyTo() default {};
}
</code>
*
*
*/
@Documented
@Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE)
public @interface TypeQualifierNickname {
}