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  package org.apache.avro.reflect;
  
  import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
  import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
  import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
  import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
  import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  
  /**
   * Expert: Fields with this annotation are encoded using the given custom
   * encoder. This annotation overrides {@link org.apache.avro.reflect.Stringable
   * Stringable} and {@link org.apache.avro.reflect.Nullable Nullable}. Since no
   * validation is performed, invalid custom encodings may result in an unreadable
   * file. Use of {@link org.apache.avro.io.ValidatingEncoder} is recommended.
   */
  @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
  @Inherited
  @Target({ ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.TYPE })
  public @interface AvroEncode {
    Class<? extends CustomEncoding<?>> using();
  }
  