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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
020/**
021 * Applied to annotations that belong to a similar group (e.g. <c>RestOp</c> and <c>RestGet</c>).
022 *
023 * <h5 class='section'>See Also:</h5><ul>
024 * </ul>
025 */
026@Documented
027@Target({ANNOTATION_TYPE})
028@Retention(RUNTIME)
029@Inherited
030public @interface AnnotationGroup {
031
032   /**
033    * The annotation group.
034    *
035    * @return The annotation value.
036    */
037   public Class<? extends Annotation> value();
038}