ca.uhn.fhir.model.api.annotation.Block Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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package ca.uhn.fhir.model.api.annotation;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Class annotation used to indicate a class which is a "block"/"component" type. A block
* is a nested group of fields within a resource definition and can contain other blocks as
* well as data types.
*
* An example of a block would be Patient.contact
*
*/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(value = {ElementType.TYPE})
public @interface Block {
/**
* @deprecated Do not use, will be removed
*/
@Deprecated
String name() default "";
}