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| |
| package org.apache.poi.util; |
| |
| import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy; |
| import java.lang.annotation.Retention; |
| import java.lang.annotation.Documented; |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * Program elements annotated @Internal are intended for |
| * POI internal use only. |
| * |
| * Such elements are not public by design and likely to be removed, have their |
| * signature change, or have their access level decreased from public to |
| * protected, package, or private in future versions of POI without notice. |
| * |
| * @Internal elements are eligible for immediate modification or removal and are |
| * not subject to the POI project policy of deprecating an element for 2 major |
| * releases before removing. |
| * |
| * @author Yegor Kozlov |
| * @since POI-3.6 |
| */ |
| @Documented |
| @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME) |
| public @interface Internal { |
| String value() default ""; |
| /** |
| * The POI version when an element was declared internal. |
| * This is not the same as an @since javadoc annotation |
| * which specifies when the feature itself was added. |
| * A feature that was made internal after it was added may |
| * have a different since and Internal-since version numbers. |
| * */ |
| String since() default ""; |
| } |