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013package org.apache.juneau.internal;
014
015import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
016import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
017
018import java.lang.annotation.*;
019
020/**
021 * Used in conjunction with the ConfigurablePropertyCodeGenerator class to synchronize and copy fluent setters from
022 * parent classes to child classes.
023 *
024 * <h5 class='section'>See Also:</h5><ul>
025 * </ul>
026 */
027@Target(TYPE)
028@Retention(RUNTIME)
029public @interface FluentSetters {
030
031   /**
032    * Overrides the return type on the child methods.
033    *
034    * @return The annotation value.
035    */
036   String returns() default "";
037
038   /**
039    * Specifies method signatures to ignore.
040    *
041    * @return The annotation value.
042    */
043   String[] ignore() default {};
044}