boot/src/main/java/net/java/html/js/JavaScriptBody.java
author Jaroslav Tulach <jaroslav.tulach@netbeans.org>
Fri, 07 Feb 2014 07:44:34 +0100
changeset 551 7ca2253fa86d
parent 549 11198031c76a
child 570 0e831501e072
permissions -rw-r--r--
Updating copyright headers to mention current year
     1 /**
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    43 package net.java.html.js;
    44 
    45 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
    46 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
    47 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
    48 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
    49 
    50 /** Put this annotation on a method to provide its special implementation
    51  * in JavaScript. This is a way to define <em>native</em> methods that 
    52  * interact with the surrounding JavaScript environment. Check the list
    53  * <a href="package-summary.html">use-cases</a> to see real world
    54  * use of this annotation.
    55  * <p>
    56  * Visit an <a target="_blank" href="http://dew.apidesign.org/dew/#7102188">on-line demo</a>
    57  * to play with {@link JavaScriptBody} annotation for real.
    58  *
    59  * @author Jaroslav Tulach <jtulach@netbeans.org>
    60  */
    61 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
    62 @Target({ ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.CONSTRUCTOR })
    63 public @interface JavaScriptBody {
    64     /** Names of parameters for the method generated method that can
    65      * be referenced from {@link #body()}.
    66      * 
    67      * @return array of the names of parameters for the method
    68      *    in JavaScript
    69      */
    70     public String[] args();
    71     
    72     /** The actual body of the method in JavaScript. This string will be
    73      * put into generated header (last character is '{') and footer (e.g. '}').
    74      * The body can reference provided arguments. In case of non-static
    75      * instance method it may reference <code>this</code>. 
    76      * 
    77      * @return JavaScript body of a function which can access {@link #args()} and possibly
    78      * <code>this</code>
    79      */
    80     public String body();
    81 
    82     /** Should a special syntax for calling back into Java object be turned on?
    83      * The syntax begins with <b>{@code @}</b> followed by fully qualified
    84      * package name of the class. Now followed by <b>::</b> and a method in
    85      * the class followed by its parameters enclosed inside <b>(...)</b>.
    86      * This is the syntax one can use to call <code>run()</code> 
    87      * method of {@link Runnable}:
    88      * <pre>r.@java.lang.Runnable::run()()</pre>.
    89      * One can also call static methods. Just use:
    90      * <pre>var ten = @java.lang.Integer::parseInt(Ljava/lang/String;)("10")</pre>
    91      * 
    92      * @return true, if the script should be scanned for special callback
    93      *   syntax
    94      */
    95     public boolean javacall() default false;
    96 }