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017package org.apache.camel;
018
019import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
020import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
021import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
022import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
023import java.lang.annotation.Target;
024
025/**
026 * Marks a method as being {@link ExchangePattern#InOut} when a class or interface has been annotated with
027 * {@link InOnly} when using
028 * <a href="http://camel.apache.org/bean-integration.html">Bean Integration</a> or
029 * <a href="http://camel.apache.org/spring-remoting.html">Spring Remoting</a>.
030 *
031 * This annotation is only intended to be used on methods which the class or interface has been annotated with
032 * a default exchange pattern annotation such as {@link InOnly} or {@link Pattern}
033 *
034 * See the <a href="using-exchange-pattern-annotations.html">using exchange pattern annotations</a>
035 * for more details on how the overloading rules work.
036 *
037 * @see org.apache.camel.ExchangePattern
038 * @see org.apache.camel.Exchange#getPattern()
039 * @see InOnly
040 * @see Pattern
041 *
042 * @version 
043 */
044@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
045@Documented
046@Target({ElementType.METHOD})
047@Pattern(ExchangePattern.InOut)
048public @interface InOut {
049}