ej.giml.annotation

Annotation Type ElementChild

@SupportedSourceVersion(value=RELEASE_7)
 @Target(value=METHOD)
 @Retention(value=SOURCE)
public @interface ElementChild

An annotation to tag methods that add child to the enclosing GIML element. Tagged element becomes a container. First argument of this method should be a GIML element, other arguments will become attributes of this container.

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
int	cardinality Gives the cardinality of this container (i.e.
boolean	disabled Gets if this child is disabled for this element.
java.lang.String	name The GIML container name.
boolean	ordered Gets if this list of this container are ordered, i.e.
java.lang.String	prefix Prefix of the method.

Element Detail

name

public abstract java.lang.String name

The GIML container name. Empty name means to use the method name (minus its prefix) ad container name.

Returns:

the name of this container.

Default:

""

prefix

public abstract java.lang.String prefix

Prefix of the method. This prefix is removed from method name to compute this container name. Empty prefix means to look for default prefix in methods names (add and set).

Returns:

the prefix of this container.

Default:

""

cardinality

public abstract int cardinality

Gives the cardinality of this container (i.e. the number of times this container can appears in the enclosing GIML element.

Returns:

the cardinality of this container.

Default:

1

ordered

public abstract boolean ordered

Gets if this list of this container are ordered, i.e. if container declaration order must be preserved.

Returns:

true if order must be preserved, false otherwise.

Default:

false

disabled

public abstract boolean disabled

Gets if this child is disabled for this element. Useful to override element's parent behavior.

Returns:

@return true if child is disabled, false otherwise.

Default:

false