core/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/digester3/annotations/rules/ObjectCreate.java

package org.apache.commons.digester3.annotations.rules;

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

import org.apache.commons.digester3.ObjectCreateRule;
import org.apache.commons.digester3.annotations.DigesterRule;
import org.apache.commons.digester3.annotations.DigesterRuleList;
import org.apache.commons.digester3.annotations.handlers.ObjectCreateHandler;

/**
 * Classes annotated with {@code ObjectCreate} will be bound with {@code ObjectCreateRule} digester rule.
 *
 * @see org.apache.commons.digester3.Digester#addObjectCreate(String,Class)
 * @since 2.1
 */
@Documented
@Retention( RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME )
@Target( { ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR, ElementType.TYPE } )
@CreationRule
@DigesterRule( reflectsRule = ObjectCreateRule.class, handledBy = ObjectCreateHandler.class )
public @interface ObjectCreate
{

    /**
     * The element matching pattern.
     */
    String pattern();

    /**
     * The namespace URI for which this Rule is relevant, if any.
     *
     * @since 3.0
     */
    String namespaceURI() default "";

    /**
     * Allows specify the attribute containing an override class name if it is present.
     *
     * @since 3.0
     */
    String attributeName() default "";

    /**
     * Defines several {@code @ObjectCreate} annotations on the same element.
     *
     * @see ObjectCreate
     */
    @Documented
    @Retention( RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME )
    @Target( ElementType.TYPE )
    @DigesterRuleList
    @interface List
    {
        ObjectCreate[] value();
    }

}