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package org.apache.avro.reflect;

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

Expert: Fields with this annotation are encoded using the given custom encoder. This annotation overrides 
Stringable and Nullable. Since no validation is performed, invalid custom encodings may result in an unreadable file. Use of ValidatingEncoder is recommended. /**
 * Expert: Fields with this annotation are encoded using the given custom
 * encoder. This annotation overrides {@link org.apache.avro.reflect.Stringable
 * Stringable} and {@link org.apache.avro.reflect.Nullable Nullable}. Since no
 * validation is performed, invalid custom encodings may result in an unreadable
 * file. Use of {@link org.apache.avro.io.ValidatingEncoder} is recommended.
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
public @interface AvroEncode {
  Class<? extends CustomEncoding<?>> using();
}