2009/05/20 - Apache Shale has been retired.

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 package org.apache.shale.tiger.managed;

 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;

 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;

 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;

 import java.lang.annotation.Target;

 /**

  * <p>Field-level annotation indicating that the decorated field should be

  * initialized to a literal or value binding expression value specified by the

  * <code>value</code> attribute, when a managed instance of the containing

  * class is instantiated.  If desired, you may also specify the property name

  * that corresponds to the annotated field, rather than relying on the default

  * assumption that the field name is identical to the property name.</p>

  *

  * @since 1.0.3

  */

 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)

 @Target(ElementType.FIELD)

 public @interface Property {

     /**

      * <p>The name of the JavaBeans property to which this annotation corresponds.

      * If not specified, the name of the field

      * is presumed to be the name of the property as well.</p>

      */

     String name() default "";

     /**

      * <p>The string representation of the literal value, or value

      * binding expression, used to intiialize this field.

      * Appropriate type conversion will be performed.</p>

      */

     String value();

 }