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* Hibernate, Relational Persistence for Idiomatic Java
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package org.hibernate.search.annotations;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import org.hibernate.search.engine.BoostStrategy;
/**
* Apply a dynamic boost factor on a field or a whole entity.
*
* @author Hardy Ferentschik
*/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.FIELD })
@Documented
public @interface DynamicBoost {
/**
* @return An implementation of <code>BoostStrategy</code> to apply a boost
* value as function of the annotated object.
* @see org.hibernate.search.engine.BoostStrategy
*/
public abstract Class<? extends BoostStrategy> impl();
}