org.apache.shale.tiger.managed.Property Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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package org.apache.shale.tiger.managed;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Field-level annotation indicating that the decorated field should be
* initialized to a literal or value binding expression value specified by the
* value attribute, when a managed instance of the containing
* class is instantiated. If desired, you may also specify the property name
* that corresponds to the annotated field, rather than relying on the default
* assumption that the field name is identical to the property name.
*
* @since 1.0.3
*/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
public @interface Property {
/**
* The name of the JavaBeans property to which this annotation corresponds.
* If not specified, the name of the field
* is presumed to be the name of the property as well.
*/
String name() default "";
/**
* The string representation of the literal value, or value
* binding expression, used to intiialize this field.
* Appropriate type conversion will be performed.
*/
String value();
}