/******************************************************************************
* Copyright (c) 2016 Oracle
* All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials
* are made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0
* which accompanies this distribution, and is available at
* http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
*
* Contributors:
* Konstantin Komissarchik - initial implementation and ongoing maintenance
******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.sapphire;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* @author <a href="mailto:konstantin.komissarchik@oracle.com">Konstantin Komissarchik</a>
*/
@Retention( RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME )
@Target( ElementType.FIELD )
public @interface Type
{
Class<?> base();
Class<?>[] possible() default {};
/**
* Specifies if the possible types are already ordered as intended. By default, the order
* is not treated as significant and the possible types are sorted alphabetically by the type
* name when presented.
*/
boolean ordered() default false;
}