/**
* Copyright (C) 2010 Olafur Gauti Gudmundsson
* <p/>
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may
* obtain a copy of the License at
* <p/>
* http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
* <p/>
* Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
* WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the specific language governing permissions
* and limitations under the License.
*/
package org.mongodb.morphia.annotations;
import org.mongodb.morphia.mapping.Mapper;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Optional annotation for specifying persistence behavior
*
* @author Olafur Gauti Gudmundsson
* @author Scott Hernandez
*/
@Documented
@Inherited
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
public @interface Property {
/**
* Specify the concrete class to instantiate.
*/
Class<?> concreteClass() default Object.class;
/**
* Sets the field name to use in the document. Defaults to the java field name.
*/
String value() default Mapper.IGNORED_FIELDNAME;
}