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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2010, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+
+package java.lang;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.*;
+
+/**
+ * A programmer assertion that the body of the annotated method or
+ * constructor does not perform potentially unsafe operations on its
+ * varargs parameter.  Applying this annotation to a method or
+ * constructor suppresses unchecked warnings about a
+ * <i>non-reifiable</i> variable arity (vararg) type and suppresses
+ * unchecked warnings about parameterized array creation at call
+ * sites.
+ *
+ * <p> In addition to the usage restrictions imposed by its {@link
+ * Target @Target} meta-annotation, compilers are required to implement
+ * additional usage restrictions on this annotation type; it is a
+ * compile-time error if a method or constructor declaration is
+ * annotated with a {@code @SafeVarargs} annotation, and either:
+ * <ul>
+ * <li>  the declaration is a fixed arity method or constructor
+ *
+ * <li> the declaration is a variable arity method that is neither
+ * {@code static} nor {@code final}.
+ *
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * <p> Compilers are encouraged to issue warnings when this annotation
+ * type is applied to a method or constructor declaration where:
+ *
+ * <ul>
+ *
+ * <li> The variable arity parameter has a reifiable element type,
+ * which includes primitive types, {@code Object}, and {@code String}.
+ * (The unchecked warnings this annotation type suppresses already do
+ * not occur for a reifiable element type.)
+ *
+ * <li> The body of the method or constructor declaration performs
+ * potentially unsafe operations, such as an assignment to an element
+ * of the variable arity parameter's array that generates an unchecked
+ * warning.  Some unsafe operations do not trigger an unchecked
+ * warning.  For example, the aliasing in
+ *
+ * <blockquote><pre>
+ * &#64;SafeVarargs // Not actually safe!
+ * static void m(List&lt;String&gt;... stringLists) {
+ *   Object[] array = stringLists;
+ *   List&lt;Integer&gt; tmpList = Arrays.asList(42);
+ *   array[0] = tmpList; // Semantically invalid, but compiles without warnings
+ *   String s = stringLists[0].get(0); // Oh no, ClassCastException at runtime!
+ * }
+ * </pre></blockquote>
+ *
+ * leads to a {@code ClassCastException} at runtime.
+ *
+ * <p>Future versions of the platform may mandate compiler errors for
+ * such unsafe operations.
+ *
+ * </ul>
+ *
+ * @jls 4.7 Reifiable Types
+ * @jls 8.4.1 Formal Parameters
+ */
+@Documented
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@Target({ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR, ElementType.METHOD})
+public @interface SafeVarargs {}