Package org.opendaylight.yangtools.binding

Interface Annotation<T>

Type Parameters:

T - Value type

All Superinterfaces:

BindingObject, ValueAware<T>

@Beta
public non-sealed interface Annotation<T>
extends BindingObject, ValueAware<T>

Base marker interface implemented by all YANG-defined annotations through the facilities provided by RFC7952. This interface is not meant to be directly implemented, but rather serves as a hook for generated code.

An Annotation is a cross between a TypeObject, a DataObject and an Augmentation:

• Similar to a TypeObject it can only hold a single scalar value, which has to be present.
• Similar to most TypeObjects, the value is available through ValueAware.getValue() method
• Similar to a DataObject, the return type of ValueAware.getValue() can point to a generated TypeObject, not only a base YANG type
• Similar to an Augmentation it can be attached to other objects via AnnotationAware interface. Unlike augmentations, though, annotations do not have a strict tie to the object they attach to.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from interface org.opendaylight.yangtools.binding.ValueAware

getValue