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013package org.vmmagic.pragma;
014
015import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
016import java.lang.annotation.Target;
017import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
018import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
019
020/**
021 * Use this annotation to mark methods that won't cause their reference arguments
022 * to escape. If we can convert the object referenced in to registers then the
023 * method marked with this annotation will be removed.
024 */
025@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
026@Target({ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR})
027public @interface NoEscapes { }