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16 package androidx.annotation;
17 
18 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR;
19 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
20 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.PARAMETER;
21 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
22 import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.CLASS;
23 
24 import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
25 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
26 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
27 
28 /**
29  * Denotes that the annotated method should only be called on the main thread.
30  * If the annotated element is a class, then all methods in the class should be called
31  * on the main thread.
32  * <p>
33  * Example:
34  * <pre><code>
35  *  &#64;MainThread
36  *  public void deliverResult(D data) { ... }
37  * </code></pre>
38  *
39  * <p class="note"><b>Note:</b> Ordinarily, an app's main thread is also the UI
40  * thread. However, However, under special circumstances, an app's main thread
41  * might not be its UI thread; for more information, see
42  * <a href="/studio/write/annotations.html#thread-annotations">Thread
43  * annotations</a>.
44  *
45  * @see androidx.annotation.UiThread
46  */
47 @Documented
48 @Retention(CLASS)
49 @Target({METHOD,CONSTRUCTOR,TYPE,PARAMETER})
50 public @interface MainThread {
51 }
52