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 * Copyright 2011-2016 Oracle America Incorporated
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package javax.cache.annotation;

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


Marks a method argument as part of the cache key. If no arguments are marked all arguments are used. The exception is for a method annotated with CachePut where the CacheValue parameter is never included in the key 
Author:
Rick Hightower
See Also:
CacheResult
CachePut
CacheRemove
CacheKeyInvocationContext.getKeyParameters()
Since:
1.0/**
 * Marks a method argument as part of the cache key.
 * If no arguments are marked all arguments are used. The exception is
 * for a method annotated with {@link CachePut} where the {@link CacheValue}
 * parameter is never included in the key
 *
 * @author Rick Hightower
 * @see CacheResult
 * @see CachePut
 * @see CacheRemove
 * @see CacheKeyInvocationContext#getKeyParameters()
 * @since 1.0
 */
@Target({ElementType.PARAMETER})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface CacheKey {

}