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package com.sun.codemodel.internal;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;

Base interface for typed annotation writer.

Annotation compiler can generate a strongly typed annotation
writer to assist applications to write uses of annotations.
Such typed annotation writer interfaces all derive from
this common interface.

The type parameter 'A' represents the
Author:
Kohsuke Kawaguchi/**
 * Base interface for typed annotation writer.
 *
 * <p>
 * Annotation compiler can generate a strongly typed annotation
 * writer to assist applications to write uses of annotations.
 * Such typed annotation writer interfaces all derive from
 * this common interface.
 *
 * <p>
 * The type parameter 'A' represents the
 * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
 */
public interface JAnnotationWriter<A extends Annotation> {
    
Gets the underlying annotation use object to which we are writing.
/**
     * Gets the underlying annotation use object to which we are writing.
     */
    JAnnotationUse getAnnotationUse();

    
The type of the annotation that this writer is writing.
/**
     * The type of the annotation that this writer is writing.
     */
    Class<A> getAnnotationType();
}