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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
+ *
+ * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+ * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 only, as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation.
+ *
+ * This code is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
+ * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or
+ * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License
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+ * accompanied this code).
+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+
+package vm.runtime.defmeth.shared.annotation;
+
+import vm.runtime.defmeth.shared.ExecutionMode;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+
+/**
+ * Marks that a test isn't applicable for execution in particular invocation mode.
+ */
+@Retention( RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+public @interface NotApplicableFor {
+    ExecutionMode[] modes();
+}