org.modeshape.common.annotation
Annotation Type Immutable


@Documented
@Target(value=TYPE)
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
public @interface Immutable

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Adopted from Java Concurrency in Practice.

This annotation documents that instances of the annotated class are immutable. This means that its state is seen to others as never being changed, even though the actual private internal state may indeed change. Therefore, in an immutable class:



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