Annotation Interface DeclareMixin


@Retention(RUNTIME) @Target(METHOD) public @interface DeclareMixin
DeclareMixin annotation - see design and usage in https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=266552

Attached to a factory method, this annotation indicates that any types matching the pattern specified in the annotation value will have new methods mixed in. The methods will be selected based on a combination of the return type of the factory method, possibly sub-setted by any list of interfaces specified in the interfaces annotation value.

  • Required Element Summary

    Required Elements
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  • Optional Element Summary

    Optional Elements
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  • Element Details

    • value

      String value
      Returns:
      the target types expression
    • interfaces

      Class[] interfaces
      Returns:
      array of interfaces that are to be mixed in. This is optional and if not specified the return type of the annotated method will be used to determine the interface to mix in.
      Default:
      {java.lang.Object.class}