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      1 /*
      2  * Copyright (C) 2013 The Android Open Source Project
      3  *
      4  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
      5  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
      6  * You may obtain a copy of the License at
      7  *
      8  *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
      9  *
     10  * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
     11  * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
     12  * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
     13  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
     14  * limitations under the License.
     15  */
     16 package android.annotation;
     17 
     18 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
     19 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
     20 
     21 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE;
     22 import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.CLASS;
     23 
     24 /**
     25  * Denotes that the annotated String element, represents a logical
     26  * type and that its value should be one of the explicitly named constants.
     27  * <p>
     28  * Example:
     29  * <pre>{@code
     30  *  &#64;Retention(SOURCE)
     31  *  &#64;StringDef(&#123;
     32  *     POWER_SERVICE,
     33  *     WINDOW_SERVICE,
     34  *     LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE
     35  *  &#125;)
     36  *  public &#64;interface ServiceName &#123;&#125;
     37  *  public static final String POWER_SERVICE = "power";
     38  *  public static final String WINDOW_SERVICE = "window";
     39  *  public static final String LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE = "layout_inflater";
     40  *  ...
     41  *  public abstract Object getSystemService(&#64;ServiceName String name);
     42  * }</pre>
     43  *
     44  * @hide
     45  */
     46 @Retention(CLASS)
     47 @Target({ANNOTATION_TYPE})
     48 public @interface StringDef {
     49     /** Defines the allowed constants for this element */
     50     String[] value() default {};
     51 }
     52