package java.lang;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Indicates that a method declaration is intended to override a method declaration in a supertype.
 * If a method is annotated with this annotation type compilers are required to generate an error
 * message unless at least one of the following conditions hold:
 *
 * <ul>
 * <li>The method does override or implement a method declared in a supertype.</li>
 * <li>The method has a signature that is override-equivalent to that of any public method declared
 * in {@linkplain Object}.</li>
 * </ul>
 *
 */
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
public @interface Override {
}