tapestry-annotations/src/java/org/apache/tapestry/annotations/InitialValue.java

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package org.apache.tapestry.annotations;

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

/**
 * An annotation used to provide the initial value of a transient or persistent property.
 * 
 * @author Howard M. Lewis Ship
 * @since 4.0
 * @see org.apache.tapestry.annotations.PersistAnnotationWorker
 * @see org.apache.tapestry.annotations.InitialValueAnnotationWorker
 */
@Target(
{ ElementType.METHOD })
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface InitialValue {
    /**
     * The initial value for the property as a binding reference that is evaluated when the page is
     * first constructed, and again every time the page is detached and returned to the page pool.
     * The default binding prefix is "ognl:".
     */
    String value();
}