Default.java

/*******************************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2008 Scott Stanchfield.
 * 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:
 *     Scott Stanchfield - initial API and implementation
 *******************************************************************************/
package com.javadude.annotation;

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

/**
 * <p>An annotation that sets a default value for a method parameter.</p>
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
@Target(ElementType.PARAMETER)
public @interface Default {
	/**
	 * The default value to use. If the parameter is a String, the quotes are kept; otherwise,
	 *   the quotes are discarded and the contents are treated as Java code.
	 */
	String value();
}