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 * Contributors:
 * dmccann - September 14/2010 - 2.2 - Initial implementation
 ******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.persistence.oxm.annotations;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
 * XmlKey is used to mark a property as a key, to be referenced using a key-based mapping via {@code XmlJoinNode}. This is
 * similar to the {@code XmlID} annotation, but doesn't require the property be bound to the schema type ID. XmlKey is
 * typically used in the composite key use case, since only 1 property can be annotated with the XmlID annotation.
 * 
 *
 * Example:
 * 
 * @XmlRootElement
 * @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessType.FIELD)
 * public class Employee {
 *
 *     @XmlKey
 *     public String id;
 *
 *     @XmlKey
 *     public String department;
 *
 *     @XmlJoinNodes({
 *         @XmlJoinNode(xmlPath="manager/id/text()", referencedXmlPath="id/text()"),
 *         @XmlJoinNode(xmlPath="manager/dept/text()", referencedXmlPath="department/text()")
 *     })
 *     public Employee manager;
 * }
 * 
 *
 * @see XmlJoinNode
 * @see XmlJoinNodes
 */
@Target({METHOD, FIELD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface XmlKey {}