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013package org.apache.juneau.annotation;
014
015import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
016import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
017
018import java.lang.annotation.*;
019
020/**
021 * Identifies a setter as a method for setting the name of a POJO as it's known by its parent object.
022 *
023 * <ul class='notes'>
024 *    <li>
025 *       The annotated field or method does not need to be public.
026 * </ul>
027 *
028 * <ul class='seealso'>
029 *    <li class='link'>{@doc NamePropertyAnnotation}
030 * </ul>
031 */
032@Target({METHOD,FIELD})
033@Retention(RUNTIME)
034@Inherited
035public @interface NameProperty {
036
037   /**
038    * Dynamically apply this annotation to the specified methods/fields.
039    *
040    * <p>
041    * Used in conjunction with the {@link BeanConfig#applyNameProperty()}.
042    * It is ignored when the annotation is applied directly to methods/fields.
043    *
044    * <h5 class='section'>Valid patterns:</h5>
045    * <ul class='spaced-list'>
046    *    <li>Methods:
047    *       <ul>
048    *          <li>Fully qualified with args:
049    *             <ul>
050    *                <li><js>"com.foo.MyClass.myMethod(String,int)"</js>
051    *                <li><js>"com.foo.MyClass.myMethod(java.lang.String,int)"</js>
052    *                <li><js>"com.foo.MyClass.myMethod()"</js>
053    *             </ul>
054    *          <li>Fully qualified:
055    *             <ul>
056    *                <li><js>"com.foo.MyClass.myMethod"</js>
057    *             </ul>
058    *          <li>Simple with args:
059    *             <ul>
060    *                <li><js>"MyClass.myMethod(String,int)"</js>
061    *                <li><js>"MyClass.myMethod(java.lang.String,int)"</js>
062    *                <li><js>"MyClass.myMethod()"</js>
063    *             </ul>
064    *          <li>Simple:
065    *             <ul>
066    *                <li><js>"MyClass.myMethod"</js>
067    *             </ul>
068    *          <li>Simple inner class:
069    *             <ul>
070    *                <li><js>"MyClass$Inner1$Inner2.myMethod"</js>
071    *                <li><js>"Inner1$Inner2.myMethod"</js>
072    *                <li><js>"Inner2.myMethod"</js>
073    *             </ul>
074    *       </ul>
075    *    <li>Fields:
076    *       <ul>
077    *          <li>Fully qualified:
078    *             <ul>
079    *                <li><js>"com.foo.MyClass.myField"</js>
080    *             </ul>
081    *          <li>Simple:
082    *             <ul>
083    *                <li><js>"MyClass.myField"</js>
084    *             </ul>
085    *          <li>Simple inner class:
086    *             <ul>
087    *                <li><js>"MyClass$Inner1$Inner2.myField"</js>
088    *                <li><js>"Inner1$Inner2.myField"</js>
089    *                <li><js>"Inner2.myField"</js>
090    *             </ul>
091    *       </ul>
092    *    <li>A comma-delimited list of anything on this list.
093    * </ul>
094    *
095    * <ul class='seealso'>
096    *    <li class='link'>{@doc DynamicallyAppliedAnnotations}
097    * </ul>
098    */
099   String on() default "";
100}