001    /* $Id: AttributeCallParam.java 992750 2010-09-05 09:54:37Z simonetripodi $
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018    package org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.rules;
019    
020    import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
021    import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
022    import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
023    import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
024    import java.lang.annotation.Target;
025    
026    import org.apache.commons.digester.CallParamRule;
027    import org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.DigesterRule;
028    import org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.DigesterRuleList;
029    import org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.providers.AttributeCallParamRuleProvider;
030    
031    /**
032     * Methods arguments annotated with {@code AttributeCallParam} will be bound
033     * with {@code CallParamRule} digester rule.
034     *
035     * @see org.apache.commons.digester.Digester#addCallParam(String,int,String)
036     * @since 2.1
037     */
038    @Documented
039    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
040    @Target(ElementType.PARAMETER)
041    @DigesterRule(
042            reflectsRule = CallParamRule.class,
043            providedBy = AttributeCallParamRuleProvider.class
044    )
045    public @interface AttributeCallParam {
046    
047        /**
048         * Attribute whose value is used as the parameter value.
049         *
050         * @return the attribute whose value is used as the parameter value.
051         */
052        String attribute();
053    
054        /**
055         * The element matching pattern.
056         *
057         * @return the element matching pattern.
058         */
059        String pattern();
060    
061        /**
062         * Defines several {@code @AttributeCallParam} annotations on the same element.
063         *
064         * @see AttributeCallParam
065         */
066        @Documented
067        @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
068        @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
069        @DigesterRuleList
070        @interface List {
071            AttributeCallParam[] value();
072        }
073    
074    }