Broadcast (atmosphere-annotations 2.5.9 API)

```
@Target(METHOD)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Broadcast
```
Broadcast to all suspended response the value of the method annotated with this annotation.

Author:

Jeanfrancois Arcand

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements
Modifier and Type	Optional Element	Description
`int`	`delay`	Should the broadcast be delayed? A value of 0 means the broadcast be delayed until a normal broadcast operation happens.
`java.lang.Class<? extends org.atmosphere.cpr.BroadcastFilter>[]`	`filters`	Add `BroadcastFilter`s to the broadcast operation.
`boolean`	`resumeOnBroadcast`	Resume all suspended response on the first broadcast operation.
`java.lang.String`	`value`
`boolean`	`writeEntity`	Write the returned entity back to the calling connection.

- Element Detail
  - value
```
java.lang.String value
```
    Default:
    
    "/*"
- - filters
```
java.lang.Class<? extends org.atmosphere.cpr.BroadcastFilter>[] filters
```
    Add BroadcastFilters to the broadcast operation.
    
    Default:
    
    {}
- - resumeOnBroadcast
```
boolean resumeOnBroadcast
```
    Resume all suspended response on the first broadcast operation.
    
    Default:
    
    false
- - delay
```
int delay
```
    Should the broadcast be delayed? A value of 0 means the broadcast be delayed until a normal broadcast operation happens. Any other value will be evaluated as seconds
    
    Default:
    
    -1
- - writeEntity
```
boolean writeEntity
```
    Write the returned entity back to the calling connection. Default is false.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the entity needs to be written back to the calling connection.
    
    Default:
    
    true