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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(); |
| } |