001 /* $Id: AttributeCallParam.java 992750 2010-09-05 09:54:37Z simonetripodi $
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018 package org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.rules;
019
020 import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
021 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
022 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
023 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
024 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
025
026 import org.apache.commons.digester.CallParamRule;
027 import org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.DigesterRule;
028 import org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.DigesterRuleList;
029 import org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.providers.AttributeCallParamRuleProvider;
030
031 /**
032 * Methods arguments annotated with {@code AttributeCallParam} will be bound
033 * with {@code CallParamRule} digester rule.
034 *
035 * @see org.apache.commons.digester.Digester#addCallParam(String,int,String)
036 * @since 2.1
037 */
038 @Documented
039 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
040 @Target(ElementType.PARAMETER)
041 @DigesterRule(
042 reflectsRule = CallParamRule.class,
043 providedBy = AttributeCallParamRuleProvider.class
044 )
045 public @interface AttributeCallParam {
046
047 /**
048 * Attribute whose value is used as the parameter value.
049 *
050 * @return the attribute whose value is used as the parameter value.
051 */
052 String attribute();
053
054 /**
055 * The element matching pattern.
056 *
057 * @return the element matching pattern.
058 */
059 String pattern();
060
061 /**
062 * Defines several {@code @AttributeCallParam} annotations on the same element.
063 *
064 * @see AttributeCallParam
065 */
066 @Documented
067 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
068 @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
069 @DigesterRuleList
070 @interface List {
071 AttributeCallParam[] value();
072 }
073
074 }