foundation/org.eclipse.persistence.core/src/org/eclipse/persistence/oxm/annotations/XmlLocation.java

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package org.eclipse.persistence.oxm.annotations;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

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

/**
 * <p>XmlLocation can be used on a property of type Locator, to provide information about
 * the XML location (line and column number, source location) that the owning object was unmarshalled from.</p>
 * 
 * <p>This annotation can be used on:
 * <ul>
 *      <li>a Field of type org.xml.sax.Locator</li>
 *      <li>a set or get Method that takes/returns a single parameter, of type org.xml.sax.Locator</li>
 * </ul></p>
 * 
 * <p>If this property is also marked as XmlTransient, then no Location information
 * will be marshalled to XML, however the Location will be set on the object when unmarshalling.</p>
 * 
 * @see org.xml.sax.Locator
 */
@Target({METHOD, FIELD}) 
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface XmlLocation {}