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017package org.apache.juneau.commons.annotation;
018
019import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
020import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
021
022import java.lang.annotation.*;
023
024/**
025 * Applied to annotations that belong to a similar group (e.g. <c>RestOp</c> and <c>RestGet</c>).
026 *
027 */
028@Documented
029@Target({ ANNOTATION_TYPE })
030@Retention(RUNTIME)
031@Inherited
032public @interface AnnotationGroup {
033
034   /**
035    * The annotation group.
036    *
037    * @return The annotation value.
038    */
039   public Class<? extends Annotation> value();
040}