Package eu.bandm.tools.annotations

Annotation Interface SubPackages

@Target(PACKAGE)
@Retention(CLASS)
@Documented
public @interface SubPackages

Annotates a package to indicate that other packages serve exclusively as its dependencies.

Since there may be dependencies in the reverse direction, it is recommended that the concerned packages be built simultaneously.

Since:

1.1

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element	Description
String[]	value	The names of the packages that serve exclusively as the dependencies of the annotated package.

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element	Description
String	reason	A short comment why the potentially cyclic dependency between this package and its exclusive dependencies has been accepted.

Element Details

value

String[] value

The names of the packages that serve exclusively as the dependencies of the annotated package.

Returns:

the names of the exclusive dependency packages

reason

String reason

A short comment why the potentially cyclic dependency between this package and its exclusive dependencies has been accepted.

Returns:

short comment why the potentially cyclic dependency has been accepted

Since:

1.3

Default:

""