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class="tocCollapsible_ETCw theme-doc-toc-mobile tocMobile_ITEo"><button type=button class="clean-btn tocCollapsibleButton_TO0P">On this page</button></div><div class="theme-doc-markdown markdown"><header><h1>Schema Metadata</h1></header><p>This page explains how to configure field-level metadata for serialization in Java.</p> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=overview>Overview<a href=#overview class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Overview" title="Direct link to Overview" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <p>Apache Fory™ provides field-level configuration through annotations:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li class=""><strong><code>@ForyField</code></strong>: Configure field metadata (id, dynamic)</li> |
| <li class=""><strong><code>@Nullable</code></strong>: Mark a field type or nested type position as nullable</li> |
| <li class=""><strong><code>@Ref</code></strong>: Enable field or nested-element reference tracking</li> |
| <li class=""><strong><code>@Ignore</code></strong>: Exclude fields from serialization</li> |
| <li class=""><strong>Integer type annotations</strong>: Control integer encoding (varint, fixed, tagged, unsigned)</li> |
| </ul> |
| <p>This enables:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li class=""><strong>Tag IDs</strong>: Assign compact numeric IDs to reduce struct field meta size overhead for compatible mode</li> |
| <li class=""><strong>Nullability</strong>: Control whether fields can be null</li> |
| <li class=""><strong>Reference Tracking</strong>: Enable reference tracking for shared objects</li> |
| <li class=""><strong>Field Skipping</strong>: Exclude fields from serialization</li> |
| <li class=""><strong>Encoding Control</strong>: Specify how integers are encoded</li> |
| <li class=""><strong>Polymorphism Control</strong>: Control type info writing for struct fields</li> |
| </ul> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=basic-syntax>Basic Syntax<a href=#basic-syntax class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Basic Syntax" title="Direct link to Basic Syntax" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <p>Use annotations on fields:</p> |
| <div class="language-java codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-java codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>annotation</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>annotation</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">Nullable</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Person</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>0</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">String</span><span class="token plain"> name</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>1</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int</span><span class="token plain"> age</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Nullable</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>2</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">String</span><span class="token plain"> nickname</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=the-foryfield-annotation>The <code>@ForyField</code> Annotation<a href=#the-foryfield-annotation class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to the-foryfield-annotation" title="Direct link to the-foryfield-annotation" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <p>Use <code>@ForyField</code> to configure field-level metadata:</p> |
| <div class="language-java codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-java codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">User</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>0</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>long</span><span class="token plain"> id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>1</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">String</span><span class="token plain"> name</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Nullable</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>2</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">String</span><span class="token plain"> email</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>3</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">List</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34><</span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Ref</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">User</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>></span><span class="token plain"> friends</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>4</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> dynamic </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">ForyField</span><span class="token class-name punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token class-name">Dynamic</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token constant" style=color:#36acaa>TRUE</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Object</span><span class="token plain"> data</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=parameters>Parameters<a href=#parameters class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Parameters" title="Direct link to Parameters" translate=no></a></h3> |
| <table><thead><tr><th>Parameter<th>Type<th>Default<th>Description<tbody><tr><td><code>id</code><td><code>int</code><td><code>-1</code><td>Non-negative field tag ID, or no ID<tr><td><code>dynamic</code><td><code>Dynamic</code><td><code>AUTO</code><td>Control polymorphism for struct fields</table> |
| <p>Use <code>@Nullable</code> on the field type or nested type position for nullable schema |
| metadata and <code>@Ref</code> for reference tracking. <code>@ForyField</code> does not carry either |
| setting.</p> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=field-id-id>Field ID (<code>id</code>)<a href=#field-id-id class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to field-id-id" title="Direct link to field-id-id" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <p>Assigns a numeric ID to a field to minimize struct field meta size overhead for compatible mode:</p> |
| <div class="language-java codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-java codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">User</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>0</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>long</span><span class="token plain"> id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>1</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">String</span><span class="token plain"> name</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>2</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int</span><span class="token plain"> age</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p><strong>Benefits</strong>:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li class="">Smaller serialized size (numeric IDs vs field names in metadata)</li> |
| <li class="">Reduced struct field meta overhead</li> |
| <li class="">Allows renaming fields without breaking binary compatibility</li> |
| </ul> |
| <p><strong>Recommendation</strong>: It is recommended to configure field IDs for compatible mode since it reduces serialization cost.</p> |
| <p><strong>Notes</strong>:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li class="">IDs must be unique within a class</li> |
| <li class="">IDs must be >= 0 when configured</li> |
| <li class="">If not specified, the annotation default <code>-1</code> is ignored and field name is used in metadata |
| (larger overhead)</li> |
| </ul> |
| <p><strong>Without field IDs</strong> (field names used in metadata):</p> |
| <div class="language-java codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-java codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">User</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>long</span><span class="token plain"> id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">String</span><span class="token plain"> name</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=nullable-fields-nullable>Nullable Fields (<code>@Nullable</code>)<a href=#nullable-fields-nullable class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to nullable-fields-nullable" title="Direct link to nullable-fields-nullable" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <p>Use <code>@Nullable</code> for fields that can be <code>null</code>:</p> |
| <div class="language-java codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-java codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Record</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Nullable string field</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Nullable</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>0</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">String</span><span class="token plain"> optionalName</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Nullable Integer field (boxed type)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Nullable</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>1</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Integer</span><span class="token plain"> optionalCount</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Non-nullable field (default)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>2</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">String</span><span class="token plain"> requiredName</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p><strong>Notes</strong>:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li class="">Xlang fields are non-nullable by default.</li> |
| <li class="">When a field is non-nullable, Fory skips writing the null flag.</li> |
| <li class="">Boxed types (<code>Integer</code>, <code>Long</code>, etc.) that can be null should use <code>@Nullable</code>.</li> |
| </ul> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=reference-tracking-ref>Reference Tracking (<code>@Ref</code>)<a href=#reference-tracking-ref class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to reference-tracking-ref" title="Direct link to reference-tracking-ref" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <p>Enable reference tracking for fields that may be shared or circular:</p> |
| <div class="language-java codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-java codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">RefOuter</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Both fields may point to the same inner object</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Nullable</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>0</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Ref</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">RefInner</span><span class="token plain"> inner1</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Nullable</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>1</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Ref</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">RefInner</span><span class="token plain"> inner2</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">CircularRef</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>0</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">String</span><span class="token plain"> name</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Self-referencing field for circular references</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Nullable</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>1</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Ref</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">CircularRef</span><span class="token plain"> selfRef</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p><strong>Use Cases</strong>:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li class="">Enable for fields that may be circular or shared</li> |
| <li class="">When the same object is referenced from multiple fields</li> |
| </ul> |
| <p><strong>Notes</strong>:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li class="">Fields without <code>@Ref</code> do not use field-wrapper reference tracking</li> |
| <li class="">Avoid <code>@Ref</code> when values are not shared or circular, so Fory can skip the reference flag</li> |
| <li class="">Reference tracking only takes effect when global ref tracking is enabled</li> |
| </ul> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=dynamic-polymorphism-control>Dynamic (Polymorphism Control)<a href=#dynamic-polymorphism-control class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Dynamic (Polymorphism Control)" title="Direct link to Dynamic (Polymorphism Control)" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <p>Controls polymorphism behavior for struct fields in cross-language serialization:</p> |
| <div class="language-java codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-java codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Container</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// AUTO: Interface/abstract types are dynamic, concrete types are not</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>0</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> dynamic </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">ForyField</span><span class="token class-name punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token class-name">Dynamic</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token constant" style=color:#36acaa>AUTO</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Animal</span><span class="token plain"> animal</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Interface - type info written</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// FALSE: No type info written, uses declared type's serializer</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>1</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> dynamic </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">ForyField</span><span class="token class-name punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token class-name">Dynamic</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token constant" style=color:#36acaa>FALSE</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Dog</span><span class="token plain"> dog</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Concrete - no type info</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// TRUE: Type info written to support runtime subtypes</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>2</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> dynamic </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">ForyField</span><span class="token class-name punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token class-name">Dynamic</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token constant" style=color:#36acaa>TRUE</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Object</span><span class="token plain"> data</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Force polymorphic</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p><strong>Options</strong>:</p> |
| <table><thead><tr><th>Value<th>Description<tbody><tr><td><code>AUTO</code><td>Auto-detect: interface/abstract are dynamic, concrete types are not<tr><td><code>FALSE</code><td>No type info written, uses declared type's serializer directly<tr><td><code>TRUE</code><td>Type info written to support subtypes at runtime</table> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=skipping-fields>Skipping Fields<a href=#skipping-fields class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Skipping Fields" title="Direct link to Skipping Fields" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=using-ignore>Using <code>@Ignore</code><a href=#using-ignore class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to using-ignore" title="Direct link to using-ignore" translate=no></a></h3> |
| <p>Exclude fields from serialization:</p> |
| <div class="language-java codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-java codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>annotation</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">Ignore</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">User</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>0</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>long</span><span class="token plain"> id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>1</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">String</span><span class="token plain"> name</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Ignore</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">String</span><span class="token plain"> password</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Not serialized</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Ignore</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Object</span><span class="token plain"> internalState</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Not serialized</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=using-transient>Using <code>transient</code><a href=#using-transient class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to using-transient" title="Direct link to using-transient" translate=no></a></h3> |
| <p>Java's <code>transient</code> keyword also excludes fields:</p> |
| <div class="language-java codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-java codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">User</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>0</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>long</span><span class="token plain"> id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>transient</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">String</span><span class="token plain"> password</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Not serialized</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>transient</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Object</span><span class="token plain"> cache</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Not serialized</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=integer-type-annotations>Integer Type Annotations<a href=#integer-type-annotations class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Integer Type Annotations" title="Direct link to Integer Type Annotations" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <p>Fory provides annotations to control integer encoding for cross-language compatibility. |
| Integer schema annotations are Java type-use annotations. Put them on the field type, after any |
| field modifiers and alongside <code>@ForyField</code> when both are present.</p> |
| <h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=signed-32-bit-integer-int32type>Signed 32-bit Integer (<code>@Int32Type</code>)<a href=#signed-32-bit-integer-int32type class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to signed-32-bit-integer-int32type" title="Direct link to signed-32-bit-integer-int32type" translate=no></a></h3> |
| <div class="language-java codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-java codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>annotation</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">Int32Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>config</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">Int32Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">MyStruct</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Variable-length encoding (default) - compact for small values</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Int32Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">encoding </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Int32Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token constant" style=color:#36acaa>VARINT</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int</span><span class="token plain"> compactId</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Fixed 4-byte encoding - consistent size</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Int32Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">encoding </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Int32Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token constant" style=color:#36acaa>FIXED</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int</span><span class="token plain"> fixedId</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=signed-64-bit-integer-int64type>Signed 64-bit Integer (<code>@Int64Type</code>)<a href=#signed-64-bit-integer-int64type class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to signed-64-bit-integer-int64type" title="Direct link to signed-64-bit-integer-int64type" translate=no></a></h3> |
| <div class="language-java codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-java codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>annotation</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">Int64Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>config</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">Int64Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">MyStruct</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Variable-length encoding (default)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Int64Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">encoding </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Int64Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token constant" style=color:#36acaa>VARINT</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>long</span><span class="token plain"> compactId</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Fixed 8-byte encoding</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Int64Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">encoding </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Int64Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token constant" style=color:#36acaa>FIXED</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>long</span><span class="token plain"> fixedTimestamp</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Tagged encoding (4 bytes for small values, 9 bytes otherwise)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Int64Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">encoding </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Int64Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token constant" style=color:#36acaa>TAGGED</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>long</span><span class="token plain"> taggedValue</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=unsigned-integers>Unsigned Integers<a href=#unsigned-integers class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Unsigned Integers" title="Direct link to Unsigned Integers" translate=no></a></h3> |
| <div class="language-java codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-java codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>annotation</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">UInt8Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>annotation</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">UInt16Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>annotation</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">UInt32Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>annotation</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">UInt64Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>config</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">Int32Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>config</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">Int64Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">UnsignedStruct</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Unsigned 8-bit [0, 255]</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@UInt8Type</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int</span><span class="token plain"> flags</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Unsigned 16-bit [0, 65535]</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@UInt16Type</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int</span><span class="token plain"> port</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Unsigned 32-bit with varint encoding (default)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@UInt32Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">encoding </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Int32Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token constant" style=color:#36acaa>VARINT</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>long</span><span class="token plain"> compactCount</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Unsigned 32-bit with fixed encoding</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@UInt32Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">encoding </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Int32Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token constant" style=color:#36acaa>FIXED</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>long</span><span class="token plain"> fixedCount</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Unsigned 64-bit with various encodings</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@UInt64Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">encoding </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Int64Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token constant" style=color:#36acaa>VARINT</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>long</span><span class="token plain"> varintU64</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@UInt64Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">encoding </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Int64Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token constant" style=color:#36acaa>FIXED</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>long</span><span class="token plain"> fixedU64</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@UInt64Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">encoding </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Int64Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token constant" style=color:#36acaa>TAGGED</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>long</span><span class="token plain"> taggedU64</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=encoding-summary>Encoding Summary<a href=#encoding-summary class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Encoding Summary" title="Direct link to Encoding Summary" translate=no></a></h3> |
| <table><thead><tr><th>Annotation<th>Type ID<th>Encoding<th>Size<tbody><tr><td><code>@Int32Type(encoding = VARINT)</code><td>5<td>varint<td>1-5 bytes<tr><td><code>@Int32Type(encoding = FIXED)</code><td>4<td>fixed<td>4 bytes<tr><td><code>@Int64Type(encoding = VARINT)</code><td>7<td>varint<td>1-10 bytes<tr><td><code>@Int64Type(encoding = FIXED)</code><td>6<td>fixed<td>8 bytes<tr><td><code>@Int64Type(encoding = TAGGED)</code><td>8<td>tagged<td>4 or 9 bytes<tr><td><code>@UInt8Type</code><td>9<td>fixed<td>1 byte<tr><td><code>@UInt16Type</code><td>10<td>fixed<td>2 bytes<tr><td><code>@UInt32Type(encoding = VARINT)</code><td>12<td>varint<td>1-5 bytes<tr><td><code>@UInt32Type(encoding = FIXED)</code><td>11<td>fixed<td>4 bytes<tr><td><code>@UInt64Type(encoding = VARINT)</code><td>14<td>varint<td>1-10 bytes<tr><td><code>@UInt64Type(encoding = FIXED)</code><td>13<td>fixed<td>8 bytes<tr><td><code>@UInt64Type(encoding = TAGGED)</code><td>15<td>tagged<td>4 or 9 bytes</table> |
| <p><strong>When to Use</strong>:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li class=""><code>varint</code>: Best for values that are often small (default)</li> |
| <li class=""><code>fixed</code>: Best for values that use full range (e.g., timestamps, hashes)</li> |
| <li class=""><code>tagged</code>: Good balance between size and performance</li> |
| <li class="">Unsigned types: For cross-language compatibility with Rust, Go, C++</li> |
| </ul> |
| <p>Unsigned Java scalar carriers are <code>int</code>/<code>Integer</code> for <code>@UInt8Type</code> and |
| <code>@UInt16Type</code>, and <code>long</code>/<code>Long</code> for <code>@UInt32Type</code> and <code>@UInt64Type</code>. |
| Annotating <code>byte</code> with <code>@UInt8Type</code> is invalid because Java <code>byte</code> cannot |
| represent the unsigned range.</p> |
| <p>Integer annotations can also be applied to nested generic type arguments:</p> |
| <div class="language-java codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-java codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>java</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>util</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">List</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>java</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>util</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">Map</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>annotation</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">Int64Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>annotation</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">UInt32Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>config</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">Int32Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>config</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">Int64Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">NestedStruct</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Map</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34><</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@UInt32Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">encoding </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Int32Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token constant" style=color:#36acaa>FIXED</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Long</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">List</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34><</span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Int64Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">encoding </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Int64Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token constant" style=color:#36acaa>TAGGED</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Long</span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>>></span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> values</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p>Specialized unsigned list carriers use the <code>list<T></code> schema by default, so |
| their element annotations are preserved in list metadata. Add <code>@ArrayType</code> only |
| when the field should use dense <code>array<T></code> schema.</p> |
| <p>Primitive unsigned arrays can use scalar element annotations for dense |
| <code>array<T></code> metadata:</p> |
| <div class="language-java codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-java codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>annotation</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">UInt32Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">IdBatch</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@UInt32Type</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>[</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>]</span><span class="token plain"> ids</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=complete-example>Complete Example<a href=#complete-example class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Complete Example" title="Direct link to Complete Example" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <div class="language-java codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-java codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">Fory</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>annotation</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>annotation</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">Ignore</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>annotation</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">Int64Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>annotation</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">Nullable</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>annotation</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">UInt64Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>config</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">Int64Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>java</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>util</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">List</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>java</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>util</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">Map</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>java</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>util</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">Set</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Document</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Fields with tag IDs (recommended for compatible mode)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>0</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">String</span><span class="token plain"> title</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>1</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int</span><span class="token plain"> version</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Nullable field</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Nullable</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>2</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">String</span><span class="token plain"> description</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Collection fields</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>3</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">List</span><span class="token generics punctuation" style=color:#393A34><</span><span class="token generics class-name">String</span><span class="token generics punctuation" style=color:#393A34>></span><span class="token plain"> tags</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>4</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Map</span><span class="token generics punctuation" style=color:#393A34><</span><span class="token generics class-name">String</span><span class="token generics punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token generics"> </span><span class="token generics class-name">String</span><span class="token generics punctuation" style=color:#393A34>></span><span class="token plain"> metadata</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>5</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Set</span><span class="token generics punctuation" style=color:#393A34><</span><span class="token generics class-name">String</span><span class="token generics punctuation" style=color:#393A34>></span><span class="token plain"> categories</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Integer with different encodings</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>6</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@UInt64Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">encoding </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Int64Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token constant" style=color:#36acaa>VARINT</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>long</span><span class="token plain"> viewCount</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// varint encoding</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>7</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@UInt64Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">encoding </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Int64Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token constant" style=color:#36acaa>FIXED</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>long</span><span class="token plain"> fileSize</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// fixed encoding</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>8</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@UInt64Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">encoding </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Int64Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token constant" style=color:#36acaa>TAGGED</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>long</span><span class="token plain"> checksum</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// tagged encoding</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Reference-tracked field for shared/circular references</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Nullable</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>9</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Ref</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Document</span><span class="token plain"> parent</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Ignored field (not serialized)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>transient</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Object</span><span class="token plain"> cache</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Getters and setters...</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Usage</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Main</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>static</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>void</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>main</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token class-name">String</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>[</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>]</span><span class="token plain"> args</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Fory</span><span class="token plain"> fory </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Fory</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>builder</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>withXlang</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token boolean" style=color:#36acaa>true</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>withCompatible</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token boolean" style=color:#36acaa>true</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>withRefTracking</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token boolean" style=color:#36acaa>true</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>build</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> fory</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>register</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token class-name">Document</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>100</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Document</span><span class="token plain"> doc </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>new</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Document</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> doc</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>setTitle</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token string" style=color:#e3116c>"My Document"</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> doc</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>setVersion</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>1</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> doc</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>setDescription</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token string" style=color:#e3116c>"A sample document"</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Serialize</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>byte</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>[</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>]</span><span class="token plain"> data </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> fory</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>serialize</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">doc</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Deserialize</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Document</span><span class="token plain"> decoded </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token class-name">Document</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> fory</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>deserialize</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">data</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=cross-language-compatibility>Cross-Language Compatibility<a href=#cross-language-compatibility class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Cross-Language Compatibility" title="Direct link to Cross-Language Compatibility" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <p>When serializing data to be read by other languages (Python, Rust, C++, Go), use field IDs and matching type annotations:</p> |
| <div class="language-java codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-java codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">CrossLangData</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Use field IDs for cross-language compatibility</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>0</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Int32Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">encoding </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Int32Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token constant" style=color:#36acaa>VARINT</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int</span><span class="token plain"> intVar</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>1</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@UInt64Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">encoding </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Int64Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token constant" style=color:#36acaa>FIXED</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>long</span><span class="token plain"> longFixed</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>2</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@UInt64Type</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">encoding </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Int64Encoding</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token constant" style=color:#36acaa>TAGGED</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>long</span><span class="token plain"> longTagged</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Nullable</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>3</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">String</span><span class="token plain"> optionalValue</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=schema-evolution>Schema Evolution<a href=#schema-evolution class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Schema Evolution" title="Direct link to Schema Evolution" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <p>Compatible mode supports schema evolution. It is recommended to configure field IDs to reduce serialization cost:</p> |
| <div class="language-java codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-java codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Version 1</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">DataV1</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>0</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>long</span><span class="token plain"> id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>1</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">String</span><span class="token plain"> name</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Version 2: Added new field</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">DataV2</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>0</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>long</span><span class="token plain"> id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>1</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">String</span><span class="token plain"> name</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Nullable</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>2</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">String</span><span class="token plain"> email</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// New field</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p>Data serialized with V1 can be deserialized with V2 (new field will be <code>null</code>).</p> |
| <p>Alternatively, field IDs can be omitted (field names will be used in metadata with larger overhead):</p> |
| <div class="language-java codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-java codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Data</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>long</span><span class="token plain"> id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">String</span><span class="token plain"> name</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=enum-metadata>Enum Metadata<a href=#enum-metadata class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Enum Metadata" title="Direct link to Enum Metadata" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <p>Java enums are serialized by numeric tag in xlang mode. The default tag is the declaration ordinal. |
| When an enum needs stable ids that do not depend on declaration order, annotate exactly one id |
| source with <code>@ForyEnumId</code>, or annotate every enum constant with explicit tag values.</p> |
| <div class="language-java codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-java codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>import</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>org</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>apache</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>fory</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import namespace" style=opacity:0.7>annotation</span><span class="token import namespace punctuation" style=opacity:0.7;color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token import class-name">ForyEnumId</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>enum</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Status</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Unknown</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>10</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Running</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>20</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>,</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Finished</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>30</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>final</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int</span><span class="token plain"> id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Status</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int</span><span class="token plain"> id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>this</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyEnumId</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>int</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>getId</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>return</span><span class="token plain"> id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p>Java also supports annotating one enum instance field with <code>@ForyEnumId</code>, or annotating every enum |
| constant directly, such as <code>@ForyEnumId(10) Unknown</code>.</p> |
| <p><code>@ForyEnumId</code> supports exactly three configuration styles:</p> |
| <ol> |
| <li class="">Annotate one enum instance field and store the numeric id there.</li> |
| <li class="">Annotate one zero-argument public instance method such as <code>getId()</code>.</li> |
| <li class="">Annotate every enum constant directly with an explicit value such as <code>@ForyEnumId(10) Unknown</code>.</li> |
| </ol> |
| <p>Validation rules:</p> |
| <ol> |
| <li class="">Use exactly one of those three styles for a given enum.</li> |
| <li class="">Field and method annotations must leave <code>value()</code> at its default <code>-1</code>.</li> |
| <li class="">Enum-constant annotations must appear on every constant once any constant uses <code>@ForyEnumId</code>.</li> |
| <li class="">All ids must be non-negative, unique, and fit in Java <code>int</code>.</li> |
| </ol> |
| <p>Lookup behavior:</p> |
| <ol> |
| <li class="">Without <code>@ForyEnumId</code>, Fory writes the declaration ordinal.</li> |
| <li class="">With <code>@ForyEnumId</code>, Fory writes the configured stable numeric tag instead.</li> |
| <li class="">Small dense tags use an array lookup internally; sparse larger tags fall back to a map.</li> |
| </ol> |
| <p>Use <code>serializeEnumByName(true)</code> only for Java native-mode peers that should match enum constants by |
| name instead of numeric tag:</p> |
| <div class="language-java codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-java codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token class-name">Fory</span><span class="token plain"> fory </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">Fory</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>builder</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>withXlang</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token boolean" style=color:#36acaa>false</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>serializeEnumByName</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token boolean" style=color:#36acaa>true</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>.</span><span class="token function" style=color:#d73a49>build</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <p>This runtime option does not change xlang enum encoding; xlang uses numeric enum tags. Prefer |
| <code>@ForyEnumId</code> for cross-language payloads or any schema where numeric wire ids must stay stable.</p> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=native-mode-vs-xlang-mode>Native Mode vs Xlang Mode<a href=#native-mode-vs-xlang-mode class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Native Mode vs Xlang Mode" title="Direct link to Native Mode vs Xlang Mode" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <p>Field configuration behaves differently depending on the serialization mode:</p> |
| <h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=native-mode-java-only>Native Mode (Java-only)<a href=#native-mode-java-only class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Native Mode (Java-only)" title="Direct link to Native Mode (Java-only)" translate=no></a></h3> |
| <p>Native mode has <strong>relaxed default values</strong> for maximum compatibility:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li class=""><strong>Nullable</strong>: Reference types are nullable by default</li> |
| <li class=""><strong>Ref tracking</strong>: Enabled by default for object references (except <code>String</code>, boxed types, and time types)</li> |
| <li class=""><strong>Polymorphism</strong>: All non-final classes support polymorphism by default</li> |
| </ul> |
| <p>In native mode, you typically <strong>don't need to configure field annotations</strong> unless you want to:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li class="">Reduce serialized size by using field IDs</li> |
| <li class="">Optimize performance by disabling unnecessary ref tracking</li> |
| <li class="">Control integer encoding for specific fields</li> |
| </ul> |
| <div class="language-java codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-java codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Native mode: works without any annotations</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">User</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>long</span><span class="token plain"> id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">String</span><span class="token plain"> name</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">List</span><span class="token generics punctuation" style=color:#393A34><</span><span class="token generics class-name">String</span><span class="token generics punctuation" style=color:#393A34>></span><span class="token plain"> tags</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Nullable and ref-tracked by default</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=xlang-mode-cross-language>Xlang Mode (Cross-language)<a href=#xlang-mode-cross-language class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Xlang Mode (Cross-language)" title="Direct link to Xlang Mode (Cross-language)" translate=no></a></h3> |
| <p>Xlang mode has <strong>stricter default values</strong> due to type system differences between languages:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li class=""><strong>Nullable</strong>: Fields are non-nullable by default</li> |
| <li class=""><strong>Ref tracking</strong>: Disabled by default unless the field type uses <code>@Ref</code></li> |
| <li class=""><strong>Polymorphism</strong>: Concrete types are non-polymorphic by default</li> |
| </ul> |
| <p>In xlang mode, you <strong>need to configure fields</strong> when:</p> |
| <ul> |
| <li class="">A field can be null (use <code>@Nullable</code>)</li> |
| <li class="">A field needs reference tracking for shared/circular objects (use <code>@Ref</code>)</li> |
| <li class="">Integer types need specific encoding for cross-language compatibility</li> |
| <li class="">You want to reduce metadata size (use field IDs)</li> |
| </ul> |
| <div class="language-java codeBlockContainer_Ckt0 theme-code-block" style=--prism-color:#393A34;--prism-background-color:#f6f8fa><div class=codeBlockContent_QJqH><pre tabindex=0 class="prism-code language-java codeBlock_bY9V thin-scrollbar" style=color:#393A34;background-color:#f6f8fa><code class=codeBlockLines_e6Vv><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Xlang mode: explicit configuration required for nullable/ref fields</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>public</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>class</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">User</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>{</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>0</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>long</span><span class="token plain"> id</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>1</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">String</span><span class="token plain"> name</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Nullable</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>2</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Must declare @Nullable</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">String</span><span class="token plain"> email</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain" style=display:inline-block></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Nullable</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@ForyField</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>(</span><span class="token plain">id </span><span class="token operator" style=color:#393A34>=</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token number" style=color:#36acaa>3</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>)</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token annotation punctuation" style=color:#393A34>@Ref</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token comment" style=color:#999988;font-style:italic>// Must declare @Ref for shared objects</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token keyword" style=color:#00009f>private</span><span class="token plain"> </span><span class="token class-name">User</span><span class="token plain"> friend</span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>;</span><span class="token plain"></span><br/></div><div class=token-line style=color:#393A34><span class="token plain"></span><span class="token punctuation" style=color:#393A34>}</span><br/></div></code></pre></div></div> |
| <h3 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=default-values-summary>Default Values Summary<a href=#default-values-summary class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Default Values Summary" title="Direct link to Default Values Summary" translate=no></a></h3> |
| <table><thead><tr><th>Option<th>Native Mode Default<th>Xlang Mode Default<tbody><tr><td><code>nullable</code><td><code>true</code> (reference types)<td><code>false</code><tr><td><code>ref</code><td><code>true</code><td><code>false</code><tr><td><code>dynamic</code><td><code>true</code> (non-final)<td><code>AUTO</code> (concrete types are final)</table> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=best-practices>Best Practices<a href=#best-practices class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Best Practices" title="Direct link to Best Practices" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <ol> |
| <li class=""><strong>Configure field IDs</strong>: Recommended for compatible mode to reduce serialization cost</li> |
| <li class=""><strong>Use <code>@Nullable</code> for nullable fields</strong>: Required for fields that can be null</li> |
| <li class=""><strong>Enable ref tracking for shared objects</strong>: Use <code>@Ref</code> when objects are shared or circular</li> |
| <li class=""><strong>Use <code>@Ignore</code> or <code>transient</code> for sensitive data</strong>: Passwords, tokens, internal state</li> |
| <li class=""><strong>Choose appropriate encoding</strong>: <code>varint</code> for small values, <code>fixed</code> for full-range values</li> |
| <li class=""><strong>Keep IDs stable</strong>: Once assigned, don't change field IDs</li> |
| <li class=""><strong>Configure unsigned types for cross-language compatibility</strong>: When interoperating with unsigned numbers in Rust, Go, C++</li> |
| </ol> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=annotations-reference>Annotations Reference<a href=#annotations-reference class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Annotations Reference" title="Direct link to Annotations Reference" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <table><thead><tr><th>Annotation<th>Description<tbody><tr><td><code>@ForyField(id = N)</code><td>Field tag ID to reduce metadata size<tr><td><code>@Nullable</code><td>Mark field or nested type as nullable<tr><td><code>@Ref</code><td>Enable reference tracking<tr><td><code>@ForyField(dynamic = ...)</code><td>Control polymorphism for struct fields<tr><td><code>@Ignore</code><td>Exclude field from serialization<tr><td><code>@Int32Type(encoding = ...)</code><td>32-bit signed integer encoding<tr><td><code>@Int64Type(encoding = ...)</code><td>64-bit signed integer encoding<tr><td><code>@UInt8Type</code><td>Unsigned 8-bit integer<tr><td><code>@UInt16Type</code><td>Unsigned 16-bit integer<tr><td><code>@UInt32Type(encoding = ...)</code><td>Unsigned 32-bit integer encoding<tr><td><code>@UInt64Type(encoding = ...)</code><td>Unsigned 64-bit integer encoding</table> |
| <h2 class="anchor anchorTargetStickyNavbar_Vzrq" id=related-topics>Related Topics<a href=#related-topics class=hash-link aria-label="Direct link to Related Topics" title="Direct link to Related Topics" translate=no></a></h2> |
| <ul> |
| <li class=""><a class="" href=/docs/1.1.0/guide/java/basic_serialization>Basic Serialization</a> - Getting started with Fory serialization</li> |
| <li class=""><a class="" href=/docs/1.1.0/guide/java/configuration>Configuration</a> - Runtime builder options</li> |
| <li class=""><a class="" href=/docs/1.1.0/guide/java/schema_evolution>Schema Evolution</a> - Compatible mode and schema evolution</li> |
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