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002 //
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014
015 package org.apache.tapestry5.beaneditor;
016
017 import org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.annotations.UseWith;
018 import static org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.annotations.AnnotationUseContext.*;
019
020 import java.lang.annotation.*;
021
022 /**
023 * Used to explicitly set the data type used to select an editor (or display) block. Normally, the data type is
024 * determined from the type of the property (for example, property type java.lang.String would map to data type "text").
025 * This annotation may be attached to a getter or setter method, or the matching field.
026 *
027 * @see DataTypeConstants
028 */
029 @Target({ ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD })
030 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
031 @Documented
032 @UseWith({BEAN,COMPONENT,MIXIN,PAGE})
033 public @interface DataType
034 {
035 String value();
036 }