001    /* $Id: SetNext.java 992732 2010-09-05 08:44:36Z 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.SetNextRule;
027    import org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.DigesterRule;
028    import org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.handlers.MethodHandler;
029    import org.apache.commons.digester.annotations.providers.SetNextRuleProvider;
030    
031    /**
032     * Methods annotated with {@code SetNext} will be bound
033     * with {@code SetNextRule} digester rule.
034     *
035     * @see org.apache.commons.digester.Digester#addSetNext(String,String,String)
036     * @since 2.1
037     */
038    @Documented
039    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
040    @Target(ElementType.METHOD)
041    @DigesterRule(
042            reflectsRule = SetNextRule.class,
043            providedBy = SetNextRuleProvider.class,
044            handledBy = MethodHandler.class
045    )
046    public @interface SetNext {
047    
048        /**
049         * Defines the concrete implementation(s) of @SetNext annotated method
050         * argument.
051         *
052         * @return the concrete implementation(s) of @SetNext annotated method
053         *         argument.
054         */
055        Class<?>[] value() default {};
056    
057    }