tapestry-core/src/main/java/org/apache/tapestry5/annotations/Component.java

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package org.apache.tapestry5.annotations;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Used to define an <em>embedded component</em> within another component.
 */
@Target(FIELD)
@Documented
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Component
{

    /**
     * The id of the component. When left blank (the default), the component id is determined from the field name.
     */
    String id() default "";

    /**
     * The component type. When this is left unspecified, then the annotated field's type is used directly as the
     * component type.
     */
    String type() default "";

    /**
     * Parameter bindings for the component. Each value in the array is of the form "name=value". The value is a binding
     * expression, with a default binding prefix of "prop:".
     */
    String[] parameters() default {};

    /**
     * If true, then the component will inherit all informal parameters from its parent component. The default is
     * false.
     */
    boolean inheritInformalParameters() default false;
}