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package org.intellij.lang.annotations;

import org.jetbrains.annotations.NonNls;

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

Specifies that an element of the program represents a string that is a regular expression text supported by Pattern. Code editors may use this annotation to enable syntax highlighting, code completion and other features inside the literals that assigned to the annotated variables, passed as arguments to the annotated parameters, or returned from the annotated methods. 
See Also:
Language/**
 * Specifies that an element of the program represents a string that is a regular expression text supported
 * by {@link java.util.regex.Pattern}.
 * Code editors may use this annotation to enable syntax highlighting, code completion and other features
 * inside the literals that assigned to the annotated variables, passed as arguments to the annotated parameters,
 * or returned from the annotated methods.
 * 
 * @see Language
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
@Target({METHOD, FIELD, PARAMETER, LOCAL_VARIABLE, ANNOTATION_TYPE})
@Language("RegExp")
public @interface RegExp {
    
A constant prefix that is assumed to be implicitly added before the regular expression.
/**
     * A constant prefix that is assumed to be implicitly added before the regular expression.
     */
    @NonNls String prefix() default "";
    
A constant suffix that is assumed to be implicitly added after the regular expression.
/**
     * A constant suffix that is assumed to be implicitly added after the regular expression.
     */
    @NonNls String suffix() default "";
}