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*
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*
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*/
// Contributors:
// Oracle = 2.2 - Initial contribution
package org.eclipse.persistence.oxm.annotations;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import org.eclipse.persistence.descriptors.ClassExtractor;
/**
* A ClassExtractor allows for a user defined class indicator in place of
* using xsi:type. The class has the following restrictions:
* - It must extend the org.eclipse.persistence.descriptors.ClassExtractor
* class and implement the extractClassFromRow(Record, Session) method.
* - That method must take a database row (a Record/Map) as an argument and
* must return the class to use for that row.
*
* This method will be used to decide which class to instantiate when
* unmarshalling an instance document.
*
* The ClassExtractor must only be set on the root of an entity class or
* sub-hierarchy in which a different inheritance strategy is applied.
*/
@Target({ElementType.TYPE})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface XmlClassExtractor {
/**
* (Required) Defines the name of the class extractor that should be
* applied to this entity's descriptor.
*/
Class<? extends ClassExtractor> value();
}