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01:        package spoon.aval.annotation;
02:
03:        import spoon.aval.annotation.structure.AValTarget;
04:        import spoon.reflect.declaration.CtAnnotationType;
05:
06:        /**
07:         * Meta annotation used to replace the implementation of an external
08:         * annotation of the same name.
09:         * <p>
10:         * For example, to validate the java.lang.Override annotation (for which
11:         * we do not have the source code), it suffices to create a (dummy) annotation called
12:         * Override in any package, and meta annotate it with this annotation. The code 
13:         * of the dummy would be:
14:         * 
15:         * <pre>
16:         * &#64;ReplacesAnnotationInPackage("java.lang")
17:         * public &#64;interface Overrides {
18:         * }
19:         * </pre>
20:         */
21:        @AValTarget(CtAnnotationType.class)
22:        public @interface ReplacesAnnotationInPackage {
23:            /**
24:             * The package in which the annotation to replace is defined.
25:             */
26:            String value();
27:        }