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aoqi@0: 
aoqi@0: package javax.xml.bind.annotation;
aoqi@0: 
aoqi@0: import javax.xml.namespace.QName;
aoqi@0: import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
aoqi@0: import java.lang.annotation.Target;
aoqi@0: import java.util.Map;
aoqi@0: 
aoqi@0: import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
aoqi@0: import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
aoqi@0: import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
aoqi@0: 
aoqi@0: /**
aoqi@0:  * <p>
aoqi@0:  * Maps a JavaBean property to a map of wildcard attributes.
aoqi@0:  *
aoqi@0:  * <p> <b>Usage</b> </p>
aoqi@0:  * <p>
aoqi@0:  * The <tt>&#64;XmlAnyAttribute</tt> annotation can be used with the
aoqi@0:  * following program elements:
aoqi@0:  * <ul>
aoqi@0:  *   <li> JavaBean property </li>
aoqi@0:  *   <li> non static, non transient field </li>
aoqi@0:  * </ul>
aoqi@0:  *
aoqi@0:  * <p>See "Package Specification" in javax.xml.bind.package javadoc for
aoqi@0:  * additional common information.</p>
aoqi@0:  *
aoqi@0:  * The usage is subject to the following constraints:
aoqi@0:  * <ul>
aoqi@0:  *   <li> At most one field or property in a class can be annotated
aoqi@0:  *        with <tt>&#64;XmlAnyAttribute</tt>.  </li>
aoqi@0:  *   <li> The type of the property or the field must <tt>java.util.Map</tt> </li>
aoqi@0:  * </ul>
aoqi@0:  *
aoqi@0:  * <p>
aoqi@0:  * While processing attributes to be unmarshalled into a value class,
aoqi@0:  * each attribute that is not statically associated with another
aoqi@0:  * JavaBean property, via {@link XmlAttribute}, is entered into the
aoqi@0:  * wildcard attribute map represented by
aoqi@0:  * {@link Map}&lt;{@link QName},{@link Object}>. The attribute QName is the
aoqi@0:  * map's key. The key's value is the String value of the attribute.
aoqi@0:  *
aoqi@0:  * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
aoqi@0:  * @since JAXB2.0
aoqi@0:  */
aoqi@0: @Retention(RUNTIME)
aoqi@0: @Target({FIELD,METHOD})
aoqi@0: public @interface XmlAnyAttribute {
aoqi@0: }