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package org.apache.juneau.annotation;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;

import java.lang.annotation.*;

/**
 * Identifies a setter as a method for adding a parent reference to a child object.
 *
 * <p>
 * Used by the parsers to add references to parent objects in child objects.
 *
 * <ul class='notes'>
 * 	<li>
 * 		The annotated field or method does not need to be public.
 * </ul>
 *
 * <ul class='seealso'>
 * 	<li class='link'>{@doc juneau-marshall.Transforms.NamePropertyAnnotation}
 * </ul>
 */
@Target({METHOD,FIELD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Inherited
public @interface ParentProperty {

	/**
	 * Dynamically apply this annotation to the specified methods/fields.
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * Used in conjunction with the {@link BeanConfig#applyParentProperty()}.
	 * It is ignored when the annotation is applied directly to methods/fields.
	 *
	 * <p>
	 * The valid pattern matches are:
	 * <ul>
	 * 	<li>Methods:
	 * 		<ul>
	 * 			<li>Fully qualified with args:
	 * 				<ul>
	 * 					<li><js>"com.foo.MyClass.myMethod(String,int)"</js>
	 * 					<li><js>"com.foo.MyClass.myMethod(java.lang.String,int)"</js>
	 * 					<li><js>"com.foo.MyClass.myMethod()"</js>
	 * 				</ul>
	 * 			<li>Fully qualified:
	 * 				<ul>
	 * 					<li><js>"com.foo.MyClass.myMethod"</js>
	 * 				</ul>
	 * 			<li>Simple with args:
	 * 				<ul>
	 * 					<li><js>"MyClass.myMethod(String,int)"</js>
	 * 					<li><js>"MyClass.myMethod(java.lang.String,int)"</js>
	 * 					<li><js>"MyClass.myMethod()"</js>
	 * 				</ul>
	 * 			<li>Simple:
	 * 				<ul>
	 * 					<li><js>"MyClass.myMethod"</js>
	 * 				</ul>
	 * 			<li>Simple inner class:
	 * 				<ul>
	 * 					<li><js>"MyClass$Inner1$Inner2.myMethod"</js>
	 * 					<li><js>"Inner1$Inner2.myMethod"</js>
	 * 					<li><js>"Inner2.myMethod"</js>
	 * 				</ul>
	 * 		</ul>
	 * 	<li>Fields:
	 * 		<ul>
	 * 			<li>Fully qualified:
	 * 				<ul>
	 * 					<li><js>"com.foo.MyClass.myField"</js>
	 * 				</ul>
	 * 			<li>Simple:
	 * 				<ul>
	 * 					<li><js>"MyClass.myField"</js>
	 * 				</ul>
	 * 			<li>Simple inner class:
	 * 				<ul>
	 * 					<li><js>"MyClass$Inner1$Inner2.myField"</js>
	 * 					<li><js>"Inner1$Inner2.myField"</js>
	 * 					<li><js>"Inner2.myField"</js>
	 * 				</ul>
	 * 		</ul>
	 * 	<li>A comma-delimited list of anything on this list.
	 * </ul>
	 *
	 * <ul class='seealso'>
	 * 	<li class='link'>{@doc juneau-marshall.DynamicallyAppliedAnnotations}
	 * </ul>
	 */
	String on() default "";
}