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package vm.share.options;
import java.lang.annotation.*;
/**
* This is an auxilary declaration for use with @Factory annotation,
* allows to add a particular class to the factory.
*/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.TYPE)
public @interface FClass
{
// final public static String def_default_value = "[no default]";
/**
* A key which tells the BasicObjectFactory to instaniate given class,
* is mandatory.
*/
String key(); // mandatory ;
/**
* Description of this kind of instances, is mandatory.
*/
String description();
/**
* The class to instantiate, should have a default public constructor,
* so that type().newInstance() will work, is mandatory.
*/
Class<?> type();
}