    001// Copyright 2007, 2008 The Apache Software Foundation
    002//
    003// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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    014
    015package org.apache.tapestry5.beaneditor;
    016
    017import org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.annotations.UseWith;
    018import static org.apache.tapestry5.ioc.annotations.AnnotationUseContext.*;
    019
    020import java.lang.annotation.*;
    021
    022/**
    023 * Used to explicitly set the data type used to select an editor (or display) block.  Normally, the data type is
    024 * determined from the type of the property (for example, property type java.lang.String would map to data type "text").
    025 * This annotation may be attached to a getter or setter method, or the matching field.
    026 *
    027 * @see DataTypeConstants
    028 */
    029@Target({ ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD })
    030@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
    031@Documented
    032@UseWith({BEAN,COMPONENT,MIXIN,PAGE})
    033public @interface DataType
    034{
    035    String value();
    036}