Package de.codecamp.messages

Annotation Type MessagesFor

@Target({TYPE,METHOD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Repeatable(Container.class)
@Documented
public @interface MessagesFor

This annotation is used to declare message keys for types that cannot be annotated directly. This means @MessagesFor(type=SomeType.class, ...) is equivalent to annotating SomeType directly using @Messages(...).

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element	Description
Class<?>	type	Returns the type that should be treated as the source type, i.e.

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.
String[]	keys	(Additional) Message keys.
String	prefix	The prefix to be used for message keys.
String[]	value	(Additional) Message keys.

Element Detail

type

Class<?> type

Returns the type that should be treated as the source type, i.e. if it were annotated with Messages directly.

Returns:

the type that should be treated as the source type, i.e. if it were annotated with Messages directly

forType

boolean forType

Returns whether a message key for the annotated type should be created. Only relevant 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 relevant on classes.

Returns:

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

Default:

false

prefix

String prefix

The prefix to be used for message keys. This can only be set if this annotation is at the type level. If not set, the fully qualified name of the source type is used.

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 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 message keys. This is an alias for value().

Returns:

message keys

Default:

{}