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43 package net.java.html.json;
45 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
46 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
47 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
48 import java.util.List;
50 /** Represents a property in a class defined with {@link Model} annotation.
52 * @author Jaroslav Tulach <jtulach@netbeans.org>
54 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
56 public @interface Property {
57 /** Name of the property. Will be used to define proper getter and setter
58 * in the associated class.
60 * @return valid java identifier
64 /** Type of the property. Can either be primitive type (like <code>int.class</code>,
65 * <code>double.class</code>, etc.), {@link String}, {@link Enum enum} or complex model
66 * class (defined by {@link Model} property).
68 * @return the class of the property
72 /** Is this property an array of the {@link #type()} or a single value?
73 * If the property is an array, only its getter (returning mutable {@link List} of
74 * the boxed {@link #type()}).
76 * @return true, if this is supposed to be an array of values.
78 boolean array() default false;