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013package org.apache.juneau.annotation;
014
015import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
016import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
017
018import java.lang.annotation.*;
019
020import org.apache.juneau.*;
021
022/**
023 * Applied to Config annotations to identify the class used to push the values into a property store.
024 *
025 * <h5 class='section'>See Also:</h5><ul>
026 *    <li class='jc'>{@link AnnotationApplier}
027 * </ul>
028 */
029@Documented
030@Target({ANNOTATION_TYPE})
031@Retention(RUNTIME)
032@Inherited
033public @interface ContextApply {
034
035   /**
036    * Identifies the class used to push values from an annotation into a property store.
037    *
038    * @return The annotation value.
039    */
040   @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
041   public Class<? extends AnnotationApplier>[] value();
042}