Java example source code file (XmlElementRefs.java)

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The XmlElementRefs.java Java example source code

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package javax.xml.bind.annotation;

import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlJavaTypeAdapter;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

/**
 * Marks a property that refers to classes with {@link XmlElement}
 * or JAXBElement.
 *
 * <p>
 * Compared to an element property (property with {@link XmlElement}
 * annotation), a reference property has a different substitution semantics.
 * When a sub-class is assigned to a property, an element property produces
 * the same tag name with @xsi:type, whereas a reference property produces
 * a different tag name (the tag name that's on the the sub-class.)
 *
 * <p> This annotation can be used with the following annotations:
 * {@link XmlJavaTypeAdapter}, {@link XmlElementWrapper}.
 *
 * @author <ul>
Kohsuke Kawaguchi, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Sekhar Vajjhala, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
 *
 * @see XmlElementWrapper
 * @see XmlElementRef
 * @since JAXB2.0
 */
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({FIELD,METHOD})
public @interface XmlElementRefs {
    XmlElementRef[] value();
}