vmkit/mmtk/java/src/org/vmmagic/pragma/RuntimeFinal.java

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package org.vmmagic.pragma;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import org.vmmagic.Pragma;

/**
 * This pragma is used to indicate a field will be final in the running VM. We
 * can't indicate all fields are final as some are used in the boot strap
 * process.
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.FIELD})
@Pragma
public @interface RuntimeFinal {
  /** The value of the field. Currently only boolean values can be RuntimeFinal. */
  boolean value();
}