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package org.apache.beehive.controls.api.bean;

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

/**
 * The ControlReferences annotation type is used to annotate a control client
 * type, listing any control types that the client uses purely programmatically
 * (and not declaratively).  Tools will treat the union of the set of types
 * annotated w/ @Control and the types listed in @ControlReferences as the
 * complete set of controls used by a client.
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.TYPE})
public @interface ControlReferences
{
    Class[] value() default {};
}