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package com.sun.org.glassfish.gmbal ;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented ;
import java.lang.annotation.Target ;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType ;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention ;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy ;

This annotation is applied to a class or interface representing ManagedData
to indicate that the
listed subclasses should have their attributes included in the corresponding
CompositeData of the superclass.  Any given instance of this class will have
values for those attributes that are defined in the parent class
or the subclass for the particular type of the instance.
/** This annotation is applied to a class or interface representing ManagedData
 * to indicate that the
 * listed subclasses should have their attributes included in the corresponding
 * CompositeData of the superclass.  Any given instance of this class will have
 * values for those attributes that are defined in the parent class
 * or the subclass for the particular type of the instance.
 */
@Documented
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface IncludeSubclass {
    
List of subclasses that should be analyzed for attributes and operations.
Returns:
List of classes./** List of subclasses that should be analyzed for attributes and operations.
     *
     * @return List of classes.
     */
    Class[] value() ;
}