/*
* Copyright 2005 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All rights reserved.
* SUN PROPRIETARY/CONFIDENTIAL. Use is subject to license terms.
*/
package javax.xml.bind.annotation;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlJavaTypeAdapter;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
/**
* <p> Controls the ordering of fields and properties in a class. </p>
*
* <p> <b> Usage </b> </p>
*
* <p> <tt> @XmlAccessorOrder </tt> annotation can be used with the following
* program elements:</p>
*
* <ul>
* <li> package</li>
* <li> a top level class </li>
* </ul>
*
* <p> See "Package Specification" in javax.xml.bind.package javadoc for
* additional common information.</p>
*
* <p>The annotation <tt> @XmlAccessorOrder </tt> on a package applies to
* all classes in a package. The following inheritance semantics apply:
*
* <ul>
* <li> If there is a <tt>@XmlAccessorOrder</tt> on a class, then
* it is used. </li>
* <li> Otherwise, if a <tt>@XmlAccessorOrder </tt> exists on one of
* its super classes, then it is inherited.
* <li> Otherwise, the <tt>@XmlAccessorOrder </tt> on a package is
* inherited.
* </ul>
* <p> <b> Defaulting Rules: </b> </p>
*
* <p>By default, if <tt>@XmlAccessorOrder </tt> on a package is absent,
* then the following package level annotation is assumed.</p>
*<pre>
* @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessOrder.UNDEFINED)
*</pre>
* <p> By default, if <tt>@XmlAccessorOrder</tt> on a class is absent
* and none of super classes is annotated with <tt> XmlAccessorOrder
* </tt>, then the following default on the class is assumed: </p>
*<pre>
* @XmlAccessorType(XmlAccessOrder.UNDEFINED)
*</pre>
* <p>This annotation can be used with the following annotations:
* {@link XmlType}, {@link XmlRootElement}, {@link XmlAccessorType},
* {@link XmlSchema}, {@link XmlSchemaType}, {@link XmlSchemaTypes},
* , {@link XmlJavaTypeAdapter}. It can also be used with the
* following annotations at the package level: {@link XmlJavaTypeAdapter}.
*
* @author Sekhar Vajjhala, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
* @since JAXB2.0
* @version $Revision: 1.10 $
* @see XmlAccessOrder
*/
@Inherited @Retention(RUNTIME) @Target({PACKAGE, TYPE})
public @interface XmlAccessorOrder {
XmlAccessOrder value() default XmlAccessOrder.UNDEFINED;
}