001    /*
002     *    GeoAPI - Java interfaces for OGC/ISO standards
003     *    http://www.geoapi.org
004     *
005     *    Copyright (C) 2005-2013 Open Geospatial Consortium, Inc.
006     *    All Rights Reserved. http://www.opengeospatial.org/ogc/legal
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009     *    or without modification, for any purpose and without fee or royalty is hereby
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014     *       redistributed or derivative work.
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016     *       date changes were made.
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021     *    THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY
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025     *    CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF ANY USE OF THE SOFTWARE OR DOCUMENTATION.
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027     *    The name and trademarks of copyright holders may NOT be used in advertising or
028     *    publicity pertaining to the software without specific, written prior permission.
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031     */
032    package org.opengis.annotation;
033    
034    import java.lang.annotation.Target;
035    import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
036    import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
037    import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
038    import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
039    
040    
041    /**
042     * Maps an interface or a method to the XML type, element or attribute.
043     * Interfaces usually map to XML types, while methods map to XML element
044     * or attribute. It is not the purpose of this annotation to differentiate
045     * types from attributes, since this distinction can already be inferred from
046     * Java reflection. This annotation, completed with reflection if needed, should
047     * only provides enough information for finding the corresponding XML element in
048     * the {@linkplain XmlSchema schema}.
049     *
050     * @author  Martin Desruisseaux (IRD)
051     * @since   GeoAPI 2.0
052     */
053    @Documented
054    @Target({TYPE,METHOD,FIELD})
055    @Retention(RUNTIME)
056    public @interface XmlElement {
057        /**
058         * The name of the element in the XML schema.
059         *
060         * @return The XML element name.
061         */
062        String value();
063    }