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020package ca.uhn.fhir.model.api.annotation;
021
022import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
023import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
024import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
025import java.lang.annotation.Target;
026
027/**
028 * Class annotation used to indicate a class which is a "block"/"component" type. A block
029 * is a nested group of fields within a resource definition and can contain other blocks as
030 * well as data types.
031 * <p>
032 * An example of a block would be Patient.contact
033 * </p>
034 */
035@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
036@Target(value = {ElementType.TYPE})
037public @interface Block {
038
039        /**
040         * @deprecated Do not use, will be removed
041         */
042        @Deprecated
043        String name() default "";
044}