javax.annotation

Annotation Type Syntax

@Documented
@TypeQualifier(applicableTo=java.lang.String.class)
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
public @interface Syntax

This annotation a value that is of a particular syntax, such as Java syntax or regular expression syntax. This can be used to provide syntax checking of constant values at compile time, run time checking at runtime, and can assist IDEs in deciding how to interpret String constants (e.g., should a refactoring that renames method x() to y() update the String constant "x()").

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
String	value Value indicating the particular syntax denoted by this annotation.

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
When	when

Element Detail

value

public abstract String value

Value indicating the particular syntax denoted by this annotation. Different tools will recognize different syntaxes, but some proposed canonical values are:

• "Java"
• "RegEx"
• "JavaScript"
• "Ruby"
• "Groovy"
• "SQL"
• "FormatString"

Syntax names can be followed by a colon and a list of key value pairs, separated by commas. For example, "SQL:dialect=Oracle,version=2.3". Tools should ignore any keys they don't recognize.

when

public abstract When when

Default:

javax.annotation.meta.When.ALWAYS