org.apache.avro.reflect.AvroEncode Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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package org.apache.avro.reflect;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Expert: Fields with this annotation are encoded using the given custom
* encoder. This annotation overrides {@link org.apache.avro.reflect.Stringable
* Stringable} and {@link org.apache.avro.reflect.Nullable Nullable}. Since no
* validation is performed, invalid custom encodings may result in an unreadable
* file. Use of {@link org.apache.avro.io.ValidatingEncoder} is recommended.
*/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
public @interface AvroEncode {
Class> using();
}