AccessType.java

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package de.tudarmstadt.ukp.lmf.model.miscellaneous;

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

/**
 * Annotation type introduced for convenience reasons when converting
 * UBY-LMF to an XML-file. It specifies in which matter values of
 * class fields are read.<p>
 * 
 * By default, all fields are accessed using a canonical getter,
 * thus the default annotation is {@link EAccessType#GETTER}. 
 * 
 * @author Zijad Maksuti
 *
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
public @interface AccessType {
	EAccessType type() default EAccessType.GETTER;
}