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package jdk.incubator.sql2;

import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;


/**
 * Identifies a method the result of which will be bound to a parameter in a SQL
 * statement when an instance of the containing type is passed to 
 * {@link ParameterizedOperation#set}.
 * 
 * The following pseudo-code describes how an instance is used to set parameter 
 * values:
 * 
 * {@code
 *     for (Method getter : annotatedMethods) {
 *       Annotation parameter = getter.getAnnotation(SqlParameter.class);
 *       op.set(prefix + parameter.marker(), method.invoke(instance), parameter.sqlType());
 *   }}
 *
 */
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({METHOD})
public @interface SqlParameter {
  
  /**
   * The marker for SQL parameter that the result of this method will be bound to.
   *
   * @return the name that identifies the parameter in the SQL
   */
  public String marker();

  /**
   * The SQL type of the value bound to the parameter.
   * Must be either the name of an enum in {@link SqlType} or the fully
   * qualified name of a constant {@link SqlType},
   * for example an enum that implements that interface.
   * 
   * @return the name of the SQL type of the value bound to the parameter
   */
  public String sqlType() default "";
}