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package lombok.core;

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

Will print the tree structure of annotated node and all its children.
This annotation is useful only for those working on Lombok, for example to test if a Lombok handlers is doing its
job correctly, or to see what the imagined endresult of a transformation is supposed to look like.
/**
 * Will print the tree structure of annotated node and all its children.
 * 
 * This annotation is useful only for those working on Lombok, for example to test if a Lombok handlers is doing its
 * job correctly, or to see what the imagined endresult of a transformation is supposed to look like.
 */
@Target({ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR, ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.LOCAL_VARIABLE, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.TYPE})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
public @interface PrintAST {
	
Normally, the AST is printed to standard out, but you can pick a filename instead. Useful for many IDEs
which don't have a console unless you start them from the command line.
/**
	 * Normally, the AST is printed to standard out, but you can pick a filename instead. Useful for many IDEs
	 * which don't have a console unless you start them from the command line.
	 */
	String outfile() default "";
	
	
Sets whether to print node structure (false) or generated java code (true).
By setting printContent to true, the annotated element's java code representation is printed. If false,
its node structure (e.g. node classname) is printed, and this process is repeated for all children.
/**
	 * Sets whether to print node structure (false) or generated java code (true).
	 * 
	 * By setting printContent to true, the annotated element's java code representation is printed. If false,
	 * its node structure (e.g. node classname) is printed, and this process is repeated for all children.
	 */
	boolean printContent() default false;
	
	
if true prints the start and end position of each node. /**
	 * if {@code true} prints the start and end position of each node.
	 */
	boolean printPositions() default false;
}