juneau-core/juneau-marshall/src/main/java/org/apache/juneau/html/annotation/HtmlLink.java

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package org.apache.juneau.html.annotation;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;

import java.lang.annotation.*;

import org.apache.juneau.html.*;

/**
 * Used in conjunction with the {@link HtmlSerializer} class to define hyperlinks.
 *
 * <p>
 * This annotation is applied to classes.
 *
 * <p>
 * Annotation that can be used to specify that a class has a URL associated with it.
 *
 * <p>
 * When rendered using the {@link org.apache.juneau.html.HtmlSerializer HtmlSerializer} class, this class will get
 * rendered as a hyperlink like so...
 * <p class='code'>
 * 	<xt>&lt;a</xt> <xa>href</xa>=<xs>'hrefProperty'</xs><xt>&gt;</xt>nameProperty<xt>&lt;/a&gt;</xt>
 * </p>
 */
@Documented
@Target(TYPE)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Inherited
public @interface HtmlLink {

	/**
	 * The bean property whose value becomes the name in the hyperlink.
	 */
	String nameProperty() default "name";

	/**
	 * The bean property whose value becomes the url in the hyperlink.
	 */
	String uriProperty() default "uri";
}