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package au.gov.ga.earthsci.common.persistence;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Annotation that allows specification of an {@link IPersistentAdapter} used
* for persisting objects.
*
* @see Persistent
*
* @author Michael de Hoog (michael.dehoog@ga.gov.au)
*/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.TYPE })
public @interface Adapter
{
/**
* Points to the class that converts an XML element to a value type or vice
* versa. See {@link IPersistentAdapter} for more details.
*/
Class<? extends IPersistentAdapter<?>> value();
}