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016     */
017    package org.apache.camel;
018    
019    import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
020    import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
021    import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
022    import java.lang.annotation.Target;
023    
024    /**
025     * Marks a method as being {@link ExchangePattern#InOut} when a class or interface has been annotated with
026     * {@link InOnly} when using
027     * <a href="http://activemq.apache.org/camel/bean-integration.html">Bean Integration</a> or
028     * <a href="http://activemq.apache.org/camel/spring-remoting.html">Spring Remoting</a>.
029     *
030     * This annotation is only intended to be used on methods which the class or interface has been annotated with
031     * a default exchange pattern annotation such as {@link InOnly} or {@link Pattern}
032     *
033     * See the <a href="using-exchange-pattern-annotations.html">using exchange pattern annotations</a>
034     * for more details on how the overloading rules work.
035     *
036     * @see org.apache.camel.ExchangePattern
037     * @see org.apache.camel.Exchange#getPattern()
038     * @see InOut
039     *
040     * @version $Revision: 47315 $
041     */
042    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
043    @Target({ElementType.METHOD})
044    @Pattern(ExchangePattern.InOut)
045    public @interface InOut {
046    }