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017package org.apache.juneau.marshall;
018
019import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
020import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
021
022import java.lang.annotation.*;
023
024/**
025 * Applied to Config annotations to identify the class used to push the values into a property store.
026 *
027 * <h5 class='section'>See Also:</h5><ul>
028 *    <li class='jc'>{@link AnnotationApplier}
029 * </ul>
030 */
031@Documented
032@Target({ ANNOTATION_TYPE })
033@Retention(RUNTIME)
034@Inherited
035public @interface ContextApply {
036
037   /**
038    * Identifies the class used to push values from an annotation into a property store.
039    *
040    * @return The annotation value.
041    */
042   @SuppressWarnings({
043      "rawtypes" // Raw types necessary for AnnotationApplier class array
044   })
045   public Class<? extends AnnotationApplier>[] value();
046}