content: package act.data.annotation;
  
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  import act.util.EqualField;
  import act.util.EqualIgnore;
  
  import java.lang.annotation.*;
  
  /**
   * Mark a class eligible to auto generation on {@link Object#equals(Object)}
   * and {@link Object#hashCode()}.
   * <p>By default all fields will be used when generating the methods except</p>
   * <ul>
   *     <li>static fields are not considered</li>
   *     <li>transient fields are not considered unless {@link EqualField} annotation
   *     found on the field</li>
   *     <li>fields with {@link EqualIgnore} annotation presented</li>
   * </ul>
   * <p>If the {@link Object#equals(Object)} method found in the class, then the method
   * will not be generated</p>
   * <p>If the {@link Object#hashCode()} method found in the class, then the metheod
   * will not be generated</p>
   */
  @Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
  @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
  @Documented
  public @interface Data {
      /**
       * Whether the generated {@code equals} and {@code hashCode}
       * method should call super methods.
       * <p>If not specified, then super method will not be called</p>
       * @return {@code true} if super should be called in autogenerated
       *         methods
       */
      boolean callSuper() default false;
  }
  