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package javax.faces.validator;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
/**
* The
* presence of this annotation on a
* class automatically registers the class with the runtime as a {@link
* Validator}. The value of the {@link #value} attribute is taken to be
* the validator-id and the fully qualified class name of the
* class to which this annotation is attached is taken to be the
* validator-class. The implementation must guarantee that for
* each class annotated with FacesValidator, found with the
* algorithm in section JSF.11.5,
* {@link
* javax.faces.application.Application#addValidator(java.lang.String,java.lang.String)}
* is called, passing the derived validator-id as the first
* argument and the derived validator-class as the second
* argument. The implementation must guarantee that all such calls to
* addValidator() happen during application startup time
* and before any requests are serviced.
*
*/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Inherited
public @interface FacesValidator {
/**
* The value of this annotation
* attribute is taken to be the validator-id with which
* instances of this class of component can be instantiated by
* calling {@link
* javax.faces.application.Application#createValidator(java.lang.String)}.
* If no value is specified, or the value is
* null, the value is taken to be the return of calling
* getSimpleName on the class to which this annotation
* is attached and lowercasing the first character. If more than one
* validator with this derived name is found, the results are undefined.
*/
String value() default "";
/**
* If true, the validator
* id for this annotation is added to the list of default validators
* by a call to {@link
* javax.faces.application.Application#addDefaultValidatorId}.
*/
boolean isDefault() default false;
}