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package lombok;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Generates an implementation for the {@code toString} method inherited by all objects, consisting of printing the values of relevant fields.
*
* Complete documentation is found at the project lombok features page for @ToString.
*/
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
public @interface ToString {
/**
* Include the name of each field when printing it.
* default: true
*
* @return Whether or not to include the names of fields in the string produced by the generated {@code toString()}.
*/
boolean includeFieldNames() default true;
/**
* Any fields listed here will not be printed in the generated {@code toString} implementation.
* Mutually exclusive with {@link #of()}.
*
* Will soon be marked {@code @Deprecated}; use the {@code @ToString.Exclude} annotation instead.
*
* @return A list of fields to exclude.
*/
String[] exclude() default {};
/**
* If present, explicitly lists the fields that are to be printed.
* Normally, all non-static fields are printed.
*
* Mutually exclusive with {@link #exclude()}.
*
* Will soon be marked {@code @Deprecated}; use the {@code @ToString.Include} annotation together with {@code @ToString(onlyExplicitlyIncluded = true)}.
*
* @return A list of fields to use (default: all of them).
*/
String[] of() default {};
/**
* Include the result of the superclass's implementation of {@code toString} in the output.
* default: false
*
* @return Whether to call the superclass's {@code toString} implementation as part of the generated toString algorithm.
*/
boolean callSuper() default false;
/**
* Normally, if getters are available, those are called. To suppress this and let the generated code use the fields directly, set this to {@code true}.
* default: false
*
* @return If {@code true}, always use direct field access instead of calling the getter method.
*/
boolean doNotUseGetters() default false;
/**
* Only include fields and methods explicitly marked with {@code @ToString.Include}.
* Normally, all (non-static) fields are included by default.
*
* @return If {@code true}, don't include non-static fields automatically (default: {@code false}).
*/
boolean onlyExplicitlyIncluded() default false;
/**
* If present, do not include this field in the generated {@code toString}.
*/
@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
public @interface Exclude {}
/**
* Configure the behaviour of how this member is rendered in the {@code toString}; if on a method, include the method's return value in the output.
*/
@Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
public @interface Include {
// /** If true and the return value is {@code null}, omit this member entirely from the {@code toString} output. */
// boolean skipNull() default false; // -- We'll add it later, it requires a complete rework on the toString code we generate.
/**
* Higher ranks are printed first. Members of the same rank are printed in the order they appear in the source file.
*
* @return ordering within the generating {@code toString()}; higher numbers are printed first.
*/
int rank() default 0;
/**
* Defaults to the field / method name of the annotated member.
* If the name equals the name of a default-included field, this member takes its place.
*
* @return The name to show in the generated {@code toString()}. Also, if this annotation is on a method and the name matches an existing field, it replaces that field.
*/
String name() default "";
}
}