001package ca.uhn.fhir.model.api.annotation;
002
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022
023import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
024import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
025import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
026import java.lang.annotation.Target;
027
028/**
029 * This annotation may be used on a resource type to specify an order for
030 * the child names. This annotation is intended for situations where the 
031 * class hierarchy makes it impossible to specify the order using only 
032 * the {@link Child#order()} property
033 */
034@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
035@Target(value= {ElementType.TYPE})
036public @interface ChildOrder {
037        String[] names();
038}