= @MemberSupport
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Indicates that a method is a supporting-method, one that contributes (hide, validate, ...) to an _Action_ , _Property_ or _Collection_ .

For _mixins_ is also allowed to be placed on the mixin's main method.

By placing the xref:refguide:applib:index/annotation/MemberSupport.adoc[MemberSupport] annotation on a method, a contract with the meta-model is enforced, such that this method must be recognized by the meta-model and cannot be ignored.

It is complementary to xref:refguide:applib:index/annotation/ObjectSupport.adoc[ObjectSupport] and xref:refguide:applib:index/annotation/ObjectLifecycle.adoc[ObjectLifecycle] , and in some sense acts as the semantic counterpart to xref:refguide:applib:index/annotation/Programmatic.adoc[Programmatic] .

== API

[source,java]
.MemberSupport.java
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@interface MemberSupport {
}
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