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013package org.apache.juneau.xml.annotation;
014
015import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
016import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
017
018import java.lang.annotation.*;
019
020import org.apache.juneau.annotation.*;
021
022/**
023 * Annotation for specifying various XML options for the XML and RDF/XML serializers.
024 *
025 * <p>
026 * Can be used in the following locations:
027 * <ul>
028 *    <li>Marshalled classes/methods/fields/packages.
029 *    <li><ja>@Rest</ja>-annotated classes and <ja>@RestOp</ja>-annotated methods when an {@link #on()} value is specified.
030 * </ul>
031 *
032 * <p>
033 * Can be used for the following:
034 * <ul>
035 *    <li>Override the child element name on the XML representation of collection or array properties.
036 *    <li>Specify the XML namespace on a package, class, or method.
037 *    <li>Override the XML format on a POJO.
038 * </ul>
039 *
040 * <h5 class='section'>See Also:</h5><ul>
041 *    <li class='link'><a class="doclink" href="../../../../../index.html#jm.XmlDetails">XML Details</a>
042 * </ul>
043 */
044@Documented
045@Target({TYPE,FIELD,METHOD})
046@Retention(RUNTIME)
047@Inherited
048@Repeatable(XmlAnnotation.Array.class)
049@ContextApply(XmlAnnotation.Apply.class)
050public @interface Xml {
051
052   /**
053    * Sets the name of the XML child elements for bean properties of type collection and array.
054    *
055    * <p>
056    * Applies only to collection and array bean properties.
057    *
058    * <h5 class='section'>Example:</h5>
059    * <p class='bjava'>
060    *    <jk>public class</jk> MyBean {
061    *       <ja>@Xml</ja>(childName=<js>"child"</js>}
062    *       <jk>public</jk> String[] <jf>children</jf> = {<js>"foo"</js>,<js>"bar"</js>};
063    *    }
064    * </p>
065    *
066    * <p>
067    * Without the <ja>@Xml</ja> annotation, serializing this bean as XML would have produced the following...
068    * <p class='bxml'>
069    *    <xt>&lt;object&gt;</xt>
070    *       <xt>&lt;children&gt;</xt>
071    *          <xt>&lt;string&gt;</xt>foo<xt>&lt;/string&gt;</xt>
072    *          <xt>&lt;string&gt;</xt>bar<xt>&lt;/string&gt;</xt>
073    *       <xt>&lt;/children&gt;</xt>
074    *    <xt>&lt;/object&gt;</xt>
075    * </p>
076    *
077    * <p>
078    * With the annotations, serializing this bean as XML produces the following...
079    * <p class='bxml'>
080    *    <xt>&lt;object&gt;</xt>
081    *       <xt>&lt;children&gt;</xt>
082    *          <xt>&lt;child&gt;</xt>foo<xt>&lt;/child&gt;</xt>
083    *          <xt>&lt;child&gt;</xt>bar<xt>&lt;/child&gt;</xt>
084    *       <xt>&lt;/children&gt;</xt>
085    *    <xt>&lt;/object&gt;</xt>
086    * </p>
087    *
088    * @return The annotation value.
089    */
090   String childName() default "";
091
092   /**
093    * The {@link XmlFormat} to use for serializing this object type.
094    *
095    * <h5 class='section'>Example:</h5>
096    * <p class='bjava'>
097    *    <jk>public class</jk> MyBean {
098    *
099    *       <jc>// Normally, bean properties would be rendered as child elements of the bean element.</jc>
100    *       <jc>// Override so that it's rendered as a "f1='123'" attribute on the bean element instead.</jc>
101    *       <ja>@Xml</ja>(format=XmlFormat.<jsf>ATTR</jsf>}
102    *       <jk>public int</jk> <jf>f1</jf> = 123;
103    *
104    *       <jc>// Normally, bean URL properties would be rendered as XML attributes on the bean element.</jc>
105    *       <jc>// Override so that it's rendered as an &lt;href&gt;http://foo&lt;/href&gt; child element instead.</jc>
106    *       <ja>@Beanp</ja>(uri=<jk>true</jk>)
107    *       <ja>@Xml</ja>(format=XmlFormat.<jsf>ELEMENT</jsf>}
108    *       <jk>public</jk> URL <jf>href</jf> = <jk>new</jk> URL(<js>"http://foo"</js>);
109    *
110    *       <jc>// Normally, collection properties would be grouped under a single &lt;children&gt; child element on the bean element.</jc>
111    *       <jc>// Override so that entries are directly children of the bean element with each entry having an element name of &lt;child&gt;.</jc>
112    *       <ja>@Xml</ja>(format=XmlFormat.<jsf>COLLAPSED</jsf>, childName=<js>"child"</js>}
113    *       <jk>public</jk> String[] <jf>children</jf> = <js>"foo"</js>,<js>"bar"</js>};
114    *    }
115    * </p>
116    *
117    * <p>
118    * Without the <ja>@Xml</ja> annotations, serializing this bean as XML would have produced the following...
119    * <p class='bxml'>
120    *    <xt>&lt;object</xt> <xa>href</xa>=<js>'http://foo'</js><xt>&gt;</xt>
121    *       <xt>&lt;f1&gt;</xt>123<xt>&lt;/f1&gt;</xt>
122    *       <xt>&lt;children&gt;</xt>
123    *          <xt>&lt;string&gt;</xt>foo<xt>&lt;/string&gt;</xt>
124    *          <xt>&lt;string&gt;</xt>bar<xt>&lt;/string&gt;</xt>
125    *       <xt>&lt;/children&gt;</xt>
126    *    <xt>&lt;/object&gt;</xt>
127    * </p>
128    *
129    * <p>
130    * With the annotations, serializing this bean as XML produces the following...
131    * <p class='bxml'>
132    *    <xt>&lt;object</xt> <xa>f1</xa>=<js>'123'</js><xt>&gt;</xt>
133    *       <xt>&lt;href&gt;</xt>http://foo<xt>&lt;/href&gt;</xt>
134    *       <xt>&lt;child&gt;</xt>foo<xt>&lt;/child&gt;</xt>
135    *       <xt>&lt;child&gt;</xt>bar<xt>&lt;/child&gt;</xt>
136    *    <xt>&lt;/object&gt;</xt>
137    * </p>
138    *
139    * @return The annotation value.
140    */
141   XmlFormat format() default XmlFormat.DEFAULT;
142
143   /**
144    * Sets the namespace URI of this property or class.
145    *
146    * <p>
147    * Must be matched with a {@link #prefix()} annotation on this object, a parent object, or a {@link XmlNs @XmlNs} with the
148    * same name through the {@link XmlSchema#xmlNs() @XmlSchema(xmlNs)} annotation on the package.
149    *
150    * @return The annotation value.
151    */
152   String namespace() default "";
153
154   /**
155    * Dynamically apply this annotation to the specified classes/methods/fields.
156    *
157    * <p>
158    * Used in conjunction with {@link org.apache.juneau.BeanContext.Builder#applyAnnotations(Class...)} to dynamically apply an annotation to an existing class/method/field.
159    * It is ignored when the annotation is applied directly to classes/methods/fields.
160    *
161    * <h5 class='section'>Valid patterns:</h5>
162    * <ul class='spaced-list'>
163    *  <li>Classes:
164    *       <ul>
165    *          <li>Fully qualified:
166    *             <ul>
167    *                <li><js>"com.foo.MyClass"</js>
168    *             </ul>
169    *          <li>Fully qualified inner class:
170    *             <ul>
171    *                <li><js>"com.foo.MyClass$Inner1$Inner2"</js>
172    *             </ul>
173    *          <li>Simple:
174    *             <ul>
175    *                <li><js>"MyClass"</js>
176    *             </ul>
177    *          <li>Simple inner:
178    *             <ul>
179    *                <li><js>"MyClass$Inner1$Inner2"</js>
180    *                <li><js>"Inner1$Inner2"</js>
181    *                <li><js>"Inner2"</js>
182    *             </ul>
183    *       </ul>
184    *    <li>Methods:
185    *       <ul>
186    *          <li>Fully qualified with args:
187    *             <ul>
188    *                <li><js>"com.foo.MyClass.myMethod(String,int)"</js>
189    *                <li><js>"com.foo.MyClass.myMethod(java.lang.String,int)"</js>
190    *                <li><js>"com.foo.MyClass.myMethod()"</js>
191    *             </ul>
192    *          <li>Fully qualified:
193    *             <ul>
194    *                <li><js>"com.foo.MyClass.myMethod"</js>
195    *             </ul>
196    *          <li>Simple with args:
197    *             <ul>
198    *                <li><js>"MyClass.myMethod(String,int)"</js>
199    *                <li><js>"MyClass.myMethod(java.lang.String,int)"</js>
200    *                <li><js>"MyClass.myMethod()"</js>
201    *             </ul>
202    *          <li>Simple:
203    *             <ul>
204    *                <li><js>"MyClass.myMethod"</js>
205    *             </ul>
206    *          <li>Simple inner class:
207    *             <ul>
208    *                <li><js>"MyClass$Inner1$Inner2.myMethod"</js>
209    *                <li><js>"Inner1$Inner2.myMethod"</js>
210    *                <li><js>"Inner2.myMethod"</js>
211    *             </ul>
212    *       </ul>
213    *    <li>Fields:
214    *       <ul>
215    *          <li>Fully qualified:
216    *             <ul>
217    *                <li><js>"com.foo.MyClass.myField"</js>
218    *             </ul>
219    *          <li>Simple:
220    *             <ul>
221    *                <li><js>"MyClass.myField"</js>
222    *             </ul>
223    *          <li>Simple inner class:
224    *             <ul>
225    *                <li><js>"MyClass$Inner1$Inner2.myField"</js>
226    *                <li><js>"Inner1$Inner2.myField"</js>
227    *                <li><js>"Inner2.myField"</js>
228    *             </ul>
229    *       </ul>
230    *    <li>A comma-delimited list of anything on this list.
231    * </ul>
232    *
233    * <h5 class='section'>See Also:</h5><ul>
234    *    <li class='link'><a class="doclink" href="../../../../../index.html#jm.DynamicallyAppliedAnnotations">Dynamically Applied Annotations</a>
235    * </ul>
236    *
237    * @return The annotation value.
238    */
239   String[] on() default {};
240
241   /**
242    * Dynamically apply this annotation to the specified classes.
243    *
244    * <p>
245    * Identical to {@link #on()} except allows you to specify class objects instead of a strings.
246    *
247    * <h5 class='section'>See Also:</h5><ul>
248    *    <li class='link'><a class="doclink" href="../../../../../index.html#jm.DynamicallyAppliedAnnotations">Dynamically Applied Annotations</a>
249    * </ul>
250    *
251    * @return The annotation value.
252    */
253   Class<?>[] onClass() default {};
254
255   /**
256    * Sets the XML prefix of this property or class.
257    *
258    * <ul class='spaced-list'>
259    *    <li>
260    *       When applied to a {@link ElementType#TYPE}, namespace is applied to all properties in the class, and all
261    *       subclasses of the class.
262    *    <li>
263    *       When applied to bean properties on {@link ElementType#METHOD} and {@link ElementType#FIELD}, applies
264    *       to the bean property.
265    * </ul>
266    *
267    * <p>
268    * Must either be matched to a {@link #namespace()} annotation on the same object, parent object, or a
269    * {@link XmlNs @XmlNs} with the same name through the {@link XmlSchema#xmlNs() @XmlSchema(xmlNs)} annotation on the package.
270    *
271    * @return The annotation value.
272    */
273   String prefix() default "";
274}