/*
* Copyright 2010, 2011 Chris Pheby and Sousan Rassoul
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
*
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
* distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
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*/
package org.jadira.bindings.core.annotation;
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;
/**
* Annotation that is optionally applied when defining a ToString or FromString
* scope. A ToString scope is used to qualify a ToString method so that it is
* only invoked for the given scope.
*
* Anyone can define a new scope. A scope annotation is annotated with @BindingScope, @Retention(RUNTIME),
* and typically @Documented. For example:
*
* <pre>
* @java.lang.annotation.Documented
* @java.lang.annotation.Retention(RUNTIME)
* @BindingScope
* public @interface JdbcDateTime {
* }
* </pre>
*/
@Target(ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface BindingScope {
}