XNode.java

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 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
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package org.nuxeo.common.xmap.annotation;

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

/**
 * @author  <a href="mailto:bs@nuxeo.com">Bogdan Stefanescu</a>
 *
 */
@XMemberAnnotation (XMemberAnnotation.NODE)
@Target({ ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD })
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface XNode {

    /**
     * An xpathy expression specifying the XML node to bind to.
     *
     * @return the node xpath
     */
    String value() default "";

    /**
     * Whether to trim text content for element nodes.
     * <p>
     * Ignored for attribute nodes.
     */
    boolean trim() default true;

}