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  25 
  26 package jdk.jfr;
  27 
  28 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
  29 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
  30 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
  31 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  32 
  33 /**
  34  * Meta annotation for defining new types of event metadata.
  35  * <p>
  36  * In the following example, a transaction event is defined with two
  37  * user-defined annotations, {@code @Severity} and {@code @TransactionId}.
  38  *
  39  * <pre>
  40  * <code>
  41  *{@literal @}MetadataDefinition
  42  *{@literal @}Label("Severity")
  43  *{@literal @}Description("Value between 0 and 100 that indicates severity. 100 is most severe.")
  44  *{@literal @}Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
  45  *{@literal @}Target({ ElementType.TYPE })
  46  * public {@literal @}interface {@literal @}Severity {
  47  *   int value() default 50;
  48  * }
  49  *
  50  *{@literal @}MetadataDefinition
  51  *{@literal @}Label("Transaction Id")
  52  *{@literal @}Relational
  53  *{@literal @}Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
  54  *{@literal @}Target({ ElementType.FIELD })
  55  * public {@literal @}interface {@literal @}Severity {
  56  * }
  57  *
  58  *{@literal @}Severity(80)
  59  *{@literal @}Label("Transaction Blocked");
  60  * class TransactionBlocked extends Event {
  61  *  {@literal @}TransactionId
  62  *  {@literal @}Label("Transaction");
  63  *   long transactionId;
  64  *
  65  *  {@literal @}TransactionId
  66  *  {@literal @}Label("Transaction Blocker");
  67  *   long transactionId;
  68  * }
  69  *
  70  * </code>
  71  * </pre>
  72  *
  73  * Adding {@code @MetadataDefinition} to the declaration of {@code @Severity} and {@code @TransactionId}
  74  * ensures the information is saved by Flight Recorder.
  75  *
  76  * @since 9
  77  */
  78 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
  79 @Target({ ElementType.TYPE })
  80 public @interface MetadataDefinition {
  81 }