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25 
26 package java.lang;
27 
28 import java.lang.annotation.*;
29 
30 /**
31  * Indicates that a method declaration is intended to override a
32  * method declaration in a supertype. If a method is annotated with
33  * this annotation type compilers are required to generate an error
34  * message unless at least one of the following conditions hold:
35  *
36  * <ul><li>
37  * The method does override or implement a method declared in a
38  * supertype.
39  * </li><li>
40  * The method has a signature that is override-equivalent to that of
41  * any public method declared in {@linkplain Object}.
42  * </li></ul>
43  *
44  * @author  Peter von der Ah&eacute;
45  * @author  Joshua Bloch
46  * @jls 9.6.1.4 @Override
47  * @since 1.5
48  */
49 @Target(ElementType.METHOD)
50 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
51 public @interface Override {
52 }
53