001    /* $Id: ObjectCreate.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.ObjectCreateRule;
027    import org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.CreationRule;
028    import org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.DigesterRule;
029    import org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.DigesterRuleList;
030    import org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.providers.ObjectCreateRuleProvider;
031    
032    /**
033     * Classes annotated with {@code ObjectCreate} will be bound with
034     * {@code ObjectCreateRule} digester rule.
035     *
036     * @see org.apache.commons.digester.Digester#addObjectCreate(String,Class)
037     * @since 2.1
038     */
039    @Documented
040    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
041    @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
042    @CreationRule
043    @DigesterRule(
044            reflectsRule = ObjectCreateRule.class,
045            providedBy = ObjectCreateRuleProvider.class
046    )
047    public @interface ObjectCreate {
048    
049        /**
050         * The element matching pattern.
051         *
052         * @return the element matching pattern.
053         */
054        String pattern();
055    
056        /**
057         * Defines several {@code @ObjectCreate} annotations on the same element.
058         *
059         * @see ObjectCreate
060         */
061        @Documented
062        @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
063        @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
064        @DigesterRuleList
065        @interface List {
066            ObjectCreate[] value();
067        }
068    
069    }