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package com.sun.tracing;

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

An annotation used to override the name of a probe.
 This annotation can be added to a method in a user-defined Provider interface, to set the name that will be used for the generated probe associated with that method. Without this annotation, the name will be the name of the method. 

Since:
1.7/**
 * An annotation used to override the name of a probe.
 * <p>
 * This annotation can be added to a method in a user-defined {@code Provider}
 * interface, to set the name that will be used for the generated probe
 * associated with that method.  Without this annotation, the name will be the
 * name of the method.
 * <p>
 * @since 1.7
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
public @interface ProbeName {
    String value();
}