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  package java.lang.annotation;
  
  /**
   * Indicates that an annotation type is automatically inherited.  If
   * an Inherited meta-annotation is present on an annotation type
   * declaration, and the user queries the annotation type on a class
   * declaration, and the class declaration has no annotation for this type,
   * then the class's superclass will automatically be queried for the
   * annotation type.  This process will be repeated until an annotation for this
   * type is found, or the top of the class hierarchy (Object)
   * is reached.  If no superclass has an annotation for this type, then
   * the query will indicate that the class in question has no such annotation.
   *
   * <p>Note that this meta-annotation type has no effect if the annotated
   * type is used to annotate anything other than a class.  Note also
   * that this meta-annotation only causes annotations to be inherited
   * from superclasses; annotations on implemented interfaces have no
   * effect.
   *
   * @author  Joshua Bloch
   * @since 1.5
   * @jls 9.6.3.3 @Inherited
   */
  @Documented
  @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
  @Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE)
  public @interface Inherited {
  }
  