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  package jdkx.annotation.processing;
  
  import java.lang.annotation.*;
  import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
  import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
  
  /**
   * The Generated annotation is used to mark source code that has been generated.
   * It can also be used to differentiate user written code from generated code in
   * a single file.
   *
   * <h2>Examples:</h2>
   * <pre>
   *   &#064;Generated("com.example.Generator")
   * </pre>
   * <pre>
   *   &#064;Generated(value="com.example.Generator", date= "2017-07-04T12:08:56.235-0700")
   * </pre>
   * <pre>
   *   &#064;Generated(value="com.example.Generator", date= "2017-07-04T12:08:56.235-0700",
   *      comments= "comment 1")
   * </pre>
   *
   * @since 9
   */
  @Documented
  @Retention(SOURCE)
  @Target({PACKAGE, TYPE, METHOD, CONSTRUCTOR, FIELD,
      LOCAL_VARIABLE, PARAMETER})
  public @interface Generated {
  
      /**
       * The value element MUST have the name of the code generator. The
       * name is the fully qualified name of the code generator.
       *
       * @return The name of the code generator
       */
      String[] value();
  
      /**
       * Date when the source was generated. The date element must follow the ISO
       * 8601 standard. For example the date element would have the following
       * value 2017-07-04T12:08:56.235-0700 which represents 2017-07-04 12:08:56
       * local time in the U.S. Pacific Time time zone.
       *
       * @return The date the source was generated
       */
      String date() default "";
  
      /**
       * A place holder for any comments that the code generator may want to
       * include in the generated code.
       *
       * @return Comments that the code generated included
       */
      String comments() default "";
  }
  