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package org.eclipse.persistence.oxm.annotations;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* <p>Wrap the value inside a CDATA section. Normally JAXB will escape certain
* characters in a string during a marshal operation:
* <ul>
* <li>{@code & (as &)}</li>
* <li>{@code < (as <)}</li>
* <li>{@code " (as ")}</li>
* </ul>
* This means a property foo with string value {@code "1 < 2"} without
* {@code @XmlCDATA} will be marshalled as {@code <foo>1 < 2</foo>}. When
* {@code @XmlCDATA} is used the content is marshalled as
* {@code <foo><![CDATA[1 < 2]]></foo>}.<p>
* <b>Example</b>
* <pre>
* import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
* import org.eclipse.persistence.oxm.annotations.XmlCDATA;
*
* @XmlRootElement()
* public class Root {
* private String foo;
*
* @XmlCDATA
* public String getFoo() {
* return foo;
* }
*
* public void setFoo(String foo) {
* this.foo = foo;
* }
* }
* </pre>
*/
@Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface XmlCDATA {}