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package org.apache.logging.log4j.util;

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

Indicates that a particular annotated construct was written with certain performance constraints in mind that should be considered when modifying or testing. Descriptive values should be similar to the conventions used by SuppressWarnings. For example, code that should not be allocating objects (like iterators) could use the description "allocation". 
Since:
2.6/**
 * Indicates that a particular annotated construct was written with certain performance constraints in mind that
 * should be considered when modifying or testing. Descriptive values should be similar to the conventions used by
 * {@link SuppressWarnings}. For example, code that should not be allocating objects (like iterators) could use the
 * description "allocation".
 *
 * @since 2.6
 */
// Not @Documented: Do not (yet) make this annotation part of the public API of annotated elements.
// No @Target: No restrictions yet on what code elements may be annotated or not.
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS) // Currently no need to reflectively discover this annotation at runtime.
public @interface PerformanceSensitive {
    
Description of why this is written the way it is. /** Description of why this is written the way it is. */
    String[] value() default "";
}