ALDDerivedClass.java

/*
 * This file is part of Alida, a Java library for 
 * Advanced Library for Integrated Development of Data Analysis Applications.
 *
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package de.unihalle.informatik.Alida.annotations;

import de.unihalle.informatik.Alida.operator.*;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;

import net.java.sezpoz.Indexable;

/**
 *   Each Class annotated with this annotation will enable Alida's DataIO mechanism to
 *   find the class as extending another class. 
 *   If a class is NOT annotated with <code>ALDDerivedClass</code> it will be not
 *   accepted as a value for a parameter of a super class.
 *   <p>
 *   Note: only non abstract classes supplying a public default constructor
 *   can be annotated.
 *
 * @author Stefan Posch
 */


@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
@Indexable(type=Object.class)
@Documented

public @interface ALDDerivedClass {
}