com.ryanm.preflect.annote
Annotation Type Variable

@Documented
@Target(value={FIELD,METHOD,TYPE})
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
@Inherited
public @interface Variable

Annotation for marking types, fields and methods that are configurable. You'd better be sure that you form a tree structure with your variables, because I'm not going to check for cycles when I walk the graph. You have been warned.

Types:

• Must be public
• Will take the supplied name value, or the type name if the annotation value is left blank

Primitive, enum and String fields:

• Must be public
• Will take the supplied name value, or the field name if the annotation value is left blank

Variable type fields:

• Must be public
• Will take the supplied name value, or the value of the type's Variable annotation, or the field name if both are left blank

Encapsulated fields: Use a method to get and set the values - allows validation of input

• Getter and setter methods must be public
• Return type of the getter must be the same as the single argument type of the setter
• Getter and setter methods must have the same Variable annotation name value
• Will take the supplied name value, or the value of the type's Variable annotation. If both of those are blank, the methods names will be taken, they won't match up, and it won't work
• Read-only variables are possible by only supplying a getter method

Action Methods: Invoked when the configuration is applied

• Must be public
• Will take the supplied name value, or the method name if left blank
• Must have void return type and no arguments
• Must have a unique Variable name in the class

Author:

ryanm

Optional Element Summary

java.lang.String

value The name of the resulting type or variable.

value

public abstract java.lang.String value

The name of the resulting type or variable. Leave blank or specify "" to just use the type, field or method name

Default:

""