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 package net.java.html.json;

 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;

 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;

 import java.lang.annotation.Target;

 import java.util.List;

 import org.netbeans.html.context.spi.Contexts;

 import org.netbeans.html.json.spi.Technology;

 /** Represents a property in a class defined with {@link Model} annotation.

  *

  * @author Jaroslav Tulach

  */

 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)

 @Target({})

 public @interface Property {

     /** Name of the property. Will be used to define proper getter and setter

      * in the associated class.

      * 

      * @return valid java identifier

      */

     String name();

     /** Type of the property. Can either be primitive type (like <code>int.class</code>,

      * <code>double.class</code>, etc.), {@link String}, {@link Enum enum} or complex model

      * class (defined by {@link Model} property).

      * 

      * @return the class of the property

      */

     Class<?> type();

     /** Is this property an array of the {@link #type()} or a single value?

      * If the property is an array, only its getter (returning mutable {@link List} of

      * the boxed {@link #type()}) is generated.

      * 

      * @return true, if this property is supposed to represent an array of values

      */

     boolean array() default false;

     /** Can the value of the property be mutated without restriction or not.

      * If a property is defined as <em>not mutable</em>, it defines

      * semi-immutable value that can only be changed in construction time

      * before the object is passed to underlying {@link Technology}. 

      * Attempts to modify the object later yield {@link IllegalStateException}.

      *

      * Technologies may decide to represent such non-mutable

      * property in more effective way - for

      * example Knockout Java Bindings technology (with {@link Contexts.Id id} "ko4j")

      * uses plain JavaScript value (number, string, array, boolean) rather

      * than classical observable.

      *

      * @return false if the value cannot change after its <em>first use</em>

      * @since 1.3

      */

     boolean mutable() default true;

 }