001package org.apache.commons.digester3.annotations.rules;
002
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021
022import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
023import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
024import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
025import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
026import java.lang.annotation.Target;
027
028import org.apache.commons.digester3.SetTopRule;
029import org.apache.commons.digester3.annotations.DigesterRule;
030import org.apache.commons.digester3.annotations.DigesterRuleList;
031import org.apache.commons.digester3.annotations.handlers.SetTopHandler;
032
033/**
034 * Methods annotated with {@code SetTop} will be bound with {@code SetTopRule} digester rule.
035 *
036 * @see org.apache.commons.digester3.Digester#addSetTop(String,String,String)
037 * @since 2.1
038 */
039@Documented
040@Retention( RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME )
041@Target( ElementType.METHOD )
042@DigesterRule( reflectsRule = SetTopRule.class, handledBy = SetTopHandler.class )
043public @interface SetTop
044{
045
046    /**
047     * The element matching pattern.
048     */
049    String pattern();
050
051    /**
052     * Marks the rule be invoked when {@code begin} or {@code end} events match.
053     */
054    boolean fireOnBegin() default false;
055
056    /**
057     * The namespace URI for which this Rule is relevant, if any.
058     *
059     * @since 3.0
060     */
061    String namespaceURI() default "";
062
063    /**
064     * Defines several {@code @SetTop} annotations on the same element
065     *
066     * @see SetTop
067     */
068    @Documented
069    @Retention( RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME )
070    @Target( ElementType.METHOD )
071    @DigesterRuleList
072    @interface List
073    {
074        SetTop[] value();
075    }
076
077}