I18N.java

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package uk.q3c.krail.core.i18n;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.util.Locale;

/**
 * Annotation used for marking a Vaadin UI component as needing I18N translation (because it contains components which
 * need translation), even when it is not a component itself - and will therefore not have a @Caption, @Description or
 * @value annotation
 * <p>
 * See https://sites.google .com/site/q3cjava/internationalisation-i18n
 *
 * @author David Sowerby 9 Feb 2013
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.PARAMETER})
@I18NAnnotation
public @interface I18N {

    boolean drillDown() default true;

    /**
     * The locale for an annotated component is usually taken from {@link CurrentLocale}, but if this optional
     * parameter
     * is specified, it will be used instead. This allows specific components to be fixed to display content in a
     * language different to the rest of the application. The format of the string should be as the IETF BCP 47
     * language
     * tag string; see {@link Locale#toLanguageTag()}
     */

    String locale() default "";

}