1 /*
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3  *
4  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
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15  */
16 
17 package dalvik.annotation;
18 
19 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
20 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
21 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
22 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
23 import java.lang.reflect.Parameter;
24 
25 /**
26  * Records the nest members of a class or interface.
27  *
28  * <p>The annotation is used to determine the nest group to which this class belongs to. All classes
29  * in a nest group are considered nest mates and share a common access control mechanism.
30  *
31  * <p>This annotation is used only by a nest host and any nest member listed
32  * here must have this class as a {@link NestHost}.
33  */
34 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
35 @Target({ElementType.TYPE})
36 @interface NestMembers {
37 
38     /*
39      * This annotation is never used in source code; it is expected to be generated in .dex
40      * files by tools like compilers. Commented definitions for the annotation members expected
41      * by the runtime / reflection code can be found below for reference.
42      */
43 
44     /*
45      * The array of member classes for the annotated class. It must not be null
46      * and it must not contain any null elements.
47      *
48      * The nest host is implicitly a member of the nest group and does not need
49      * to be included in the list of member classes.
50      */
classes()51     Class<?>[] classes();
52 }
53 
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