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 *     Denise Smith - EclipseLink 2.3 - Initial Implementation
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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;
import org.eclipse.persistence.oxm.XMLNameTransformer;

/**
 * An XmlNameTransformer allows for a user defined class to transform names. 
 * The class has the following restriction:
 *  - It must implement the org.eclipse.persistence.oxm.XmlNameTransformer interface 
 * 
 * This method will be used to decide what XML name to create from a Java class or attribute name
 * 
 * The XmlNameTransformer must only be set on a package
 */
@Target({ElementType.PACKAGE, ElementType.TYPE})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface XmlNameTransformer {

    /**
     * (Required) Defines the name of the XML name transformer that should be 
     * applied to names.
     */	
	Class  value();
}