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//--------------------------------------
// XerialJ
//
// XMLAttribute.java
// Since: Dec 26, 2007 3:57:35 PM
//
// $URL$
// $Author$
//--------------------------------------
package org.xerial.util.bean;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Use this annotation to get a getter result of a bean class as an XML attribute.
 * 
 * For example,
 * <pre>
 * public class YourBean
 * {
 *    @OutputAsXMLAttribute
 *    public int getId()
 *    {
 *    }
 * }
 * 
 * </pre>
 * 
 * @author leo
 *
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
public @interface OutputAsXMLAttribute {

}
