package ecologylab.serialization.annotations;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Optional metalanguage declaration. Enables specificaition of one or more formatting strings.
* Only affects ScalarTyped Fields (ignored otherwise). The format string will be passed to the
* ScalarType for type-specific interpretation.
* <p/>
* An example of use is to pass DateFormat info to the DateType.
*
* @author andruid
* @author toupsz
*/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
@Inherited
public @interface simpl_format
{
String[] value();
}