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package org.eclipse.persistence.oxm.annotations;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Purpose: Provide a means of using annotations to customise the handling of null values
 * and their xml representation. 
 * This annotation provides the user with a mechanism to customise the way that EclipseLink
 * handles the reading and writing of null values. This version of NullPolicy makes use of an isSet method to differentiate
 * between values that were explicitly set to null vs values which are null due to being unset. In
 * this case the marshal behaviour specified by the nullRepresentationForXml will only be used if
 * the property was set. A set is only performed during unmarshal if an element was present in the
 * document. The following values can be specified:
 * 
xsiNilRepresentsNull - This indicates that during unmarshal, an element with an xsi:nil="true" 
 * attribute specified should be unmarshaled as "null" into the object.
 * emptyNodeRepresentsNull - This indicates that during unmarshal, an empty node "<element/>"
 * should be unmarshalled to as null in the object model.
 * nullRepresentationForXml - Determines how a null value in the object model is written out
 * to XML.
 * 
isSetMethodName - The name of the isSet method on the object owning this property. This
 * will be invoked to determine if a value of null was set or unset.  
 * isSetMethodParameters - A list of any parameter values and their types to be passed into
 * the isSet method when invoked at runtime. 
 * 
 * @see XmlNullPolicy
 * @see XmlMarshalNullRepresentation
 * @see XmlParameter
 */
@Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface XmlIsSetNullPolicy {
    boolean xsiNilRepresentsNull() default false;

    boolean emptyNodeRepresentsNull() default false;

    XmlMarshalNullRepresentation nullRepresentationForXml() default org.eclipse.persistence.oxm.annotations.XmlMarshalNullRepresentation.ABSENT_NODE;

    String isSetMethodName();

    XmlParameter[] isSetParameters() default {};
}