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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.
*
* If the method already exists, then {@code ToString} will not generate any method, and instead warns
* that it's doing nothing at all. The parameter list and return type are not relevant when deciding to skip generation of
* the method; any method named {@code toString} will make {@code ToString} not generate anything.
*
* By default, all fields that are non-static are used in the toString generation. You can exclude fields by specifying them
* in the {@code exclude} parameter. You can also explicitly specify the fields that
* are to be used by specifying them in the {@code of} parameter.
*
* Array fields are handled by way of {@link java.util.Arrays#deepToString(Object[])} where necessary.
* The downside is that arrays with circular references (arrays that contain themselves,
* possibly indirectly) results in calls to {@code toString} throwing a
* {@link java.lang.StackOverflowError}. However, the implementations for java's own {@link java.util.ArrayList} suffer
* from the same flaw.
*
* The {@code toString} method that is generated will print the class name as well as each field (both the name
* and the value). You can optionally choose to suppress the printing of the field name, by setting the
* {@code includeFieldNames} flag to false.
*
* You can also choose to include the result of {@code toString} in your class's superclass by setting the
* {@code callSuper} to true.
*/
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
public @interface ToString {
/**
* Include the name of each field when printing it.
* default: true
*/
boolean includeFieldNames() default true;
/**
* Any fields listed here will not be printed in the generated {@code toString} implementation.
* Mutually exclusive with {@link #of()}.
*/
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()}.
*/
String[] of() default {};
/**
* Include the result of the superclass's implementation of {@code toString} in the output.
* default: false
*/
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
*/
boolean doNotUseGetters() default false;
}