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* Contributors:
* - rbarkhouse - 25 August 2011 - 2.4 - Initial implementation
******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.persistence.oxm.annotations;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* <p>XmlLocation can be used on a property of type Locator, to provide information about
* the XML location (line and column number, source location) that the owning object was unmarshalled from.</p>
*
* <p>This annotation can be used on:</p>
* <ul>
* <li>a Field of type org.xml.sax.Locator</li>
* <li>a set or get Method that takes/returns a single parameter, of type org.xml.sax.Locator</li>
* </ul>
*
* <p>If this property is also marked as XmlTransient, then no Location information
* will be marshalled to XML, however the Location will be set on the object when unmarshalling.</p>
*
* @see org.xml.sax.Locator
*/
@Target({METHOD, FIELD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface XmlLocation {}