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@Target(TYPE) @Retention(RUNTIME) public @interface FromStringFactory
Annotation used on a type to indicate that another class, the factory, provides the 'from string' method.This annotation is applied at the type level, typically to an interface. It indicates the class which contains the relevant
FromString
annotation, which follows the normal rules.For example, the interface
Foo
could be annotated to define its associated factory as beingFooFactory
. TheFooFactory
class would then be expected to provide a method returningFoo
with a singleString
parameter, annotated withFromString
.- Since:
- 1.4
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Element Detail
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factory
Class<?> factory
The factory class containing the static method. The static method must have a return type of the type that declares the factory annotation.- Returns:
- the factory type
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