Query.java

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package org.springframework.data.cassandra.repository;

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

import org.springframework.data.annotation.QueryAnnotation;

/**
 * Annotation to declare finder queries directly on repository methods.
 *
 * @author Alex Shvid
 * @author Matthew T. Adams
 * @author Mark Paluch
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE, ElementType.METHOD })
@Documented
@QueryAnnotation
public @interface Query {

	/**
	 * A Cassandra CQL3 string to define the actual query to be executed. Placeholders {@code ?0}, {@code ?1}, etc are
	 * supported.
	 *
	 * @return
	 */
	String value() default "";
}