/*
* Copyright 2013 Chris Pheby
*
* 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,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
* See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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*/
package org.jadira.reflection.cloning.annotation;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import org.jadira.reflection.cloning.BasicCloner;
/**
* Applied to a field, this annotation indicates that the field should be considered
* to be transient when performing a clone. Transient fields when configured in {@link BasicCloner}
* will be given the null or default values. If you simply want to retain the transient field without
* copying, register it as {@link Immutable} or {@link NonCloneable} as appropriate.
*/
@Retention(RUNTIME) @Target({FIELD})
@Documented
public @interface Transient {
}