Package de.codecamp.messages

Annotation Type Messages

@Target({TYPE,FIELD,METHOD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface Messages

This annotation is used to declare message keys on types, fields or methods and can also be used as a meta-annotation.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Fields	Description
static String	PREFIX_SOURCE_TYPE

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element	Description
boolean	forProperties	Returns whether message keys for all bean properties of the annotated type should be created.
boolean	forType	Returns whether a message key for the annotated type should be created.
boolean	ignoreImplicit	Returns whether the annotated element should be ignored for the implicit generation of message keys.
String[]	keys	(Additional) Message keys.
String	prefix	The prefix to be used for message keys.
String[]	value	(Additional) Message keys.

Field Detail

PREFIX_SOURCE_TYPE

static final String PREFIX_SOURCE_TYPE

Element Detail

forType

boolean forType

Returns whether a message key for the annotated type should be created. Only considered when the annotation is directly on the type.

Returns:

whether a message key for the annotated type should be created

Default:

false

forProperties

boolean forProperties

Returns whether message keys for all bean properties of the annotated type should be created. Only considered when the annotation is directly on the type.

Returns:

whether message keys for all bean properties of the annotated type should be created

Default:

false

ignoreImplicit

boolean ignoreImplicit

Returns whether the annotated element should be ignored for the implicit generation of message keys. E.g. properties (represented by the associated field or getter) and enum elements annotated with ignoreImplicit = true will be ignored. However, explicitly provided message keys on that element will still be processed!

Returns:

whether the annotated element should be ignored for the implicit generation of message keys

Default:

false

prefix

String prefix

The prefix to be used for message keys. The default is to use the fully qualified name of the source type followed by a period (.). The prefix should usually not be changed, but sometimes it may be necessary to declare very specific message keys. The prefix can only be set at the type level.

Returns:

prefix to be used for message keys

Default:

"__SOURCE_TYPE__"

value

String[] value

(Additional) Message keys. The provided strings will be used as local parts in the full message keys. This is an alias for keys().

Returns:

message keys

Default:

{}

keys

String[] keys

(Additional) Message keys. The provided strings will be used as local parts in the full message keys. This is an alias for value().

Returns:

message keys

Default:

{}