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Annotation Type ConvertAsProperties

@Retention(value=SOURCE)
 @Target(value=TYPE)
public @interface ConvertAsProperties

Annotation to attach to object that is wishing to support conversion from and to Properties. More info about the format and protocol is available in separate document, here is the shortest possible howto:

 @ConvertAsProperties(dtd="-//Your Org//Your Setting//EN")
 public class YourObject {
   public YourObject() {} // public constructor is a must
   void readProperties(java.util.Properties p) {
     // do the read
   }
   void writeProperties(java.util.Properties p) {
     // handle the store
   }
 }
 

Since:

1.18

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Fields and Description
static String	IGNORE_ALL_CHANGES constant to return from ConvertAsProperties.ignoreChanges() to signal that all property changes shall be ignored.

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
String	dtd Public ID of the XML file that results in creation of the annotated type and to which the annotated type can be converted.

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
boolean	autostore Shall every change in the object result in save? Or shall the object just be marked as dirty?
String[]	ignoreChanges An array of properties that are ignored without marking the object as dirty or saving it.

Field Detail

IGNORE_ALL_CHANGES

public static final String IGNORE_ALL_CHANGES

constant to return from ConvertAsProperties.ignoreChanges() to signal that all property changes shall be ignored.

Element Detail

dtd

public abstract String dtd

Public ID of the XML file that results in creation of the annotated type and to which the annotated type can be converted.

Returns:

public ID of the file's DTD

autostore

public abstract boolean autostore

Shall every change in the object result in save? Or shall the object just be marked as dirty?

Default:

true

ignoreChanges

public abstract String[] ignoreChanges

An array of properties that are ignored without marking the object as dirty or saving it.

Returns:

array of property names or ConvertAsProperties.IGNORE_ALL_CHANGES to ignore all properties

Default:

{}