org.osgi.annotation.bundle

Annotation Type Attribute

@Documented
 @Retention(value=CLASS)
 @Target(value=METHOD)
public @interface Attribute

Mark an annotation element as an attribute.

This is used when applying Capability or Requirement as a meta annotation to an annotation declaration. The value of the annotation element annotated with Attribute is used as the value of an attribute in the generated capability or requirement clause. For example:

 @Capability(namespace = "my.namespace")
 public @interface MyCapability {
   @Attribute("attr")
   String value() default "";
 }
 
 @MyCapability("foo")
 public MyClass {}
 

The use of the MyCapability annotation, which is meta annotated with the Capability and Attribute annotations, will result in a capability in the namespace my.namespace with the attribute attr=foo.

If the element annotated with Attribute is unspecified when applied, then the attribute must not be generated in the generated capability or requirement clause. For example:

 @MyCapability
 public MyClass {}
 

will not have the attr attribute in the generated capability.

This annotation is not retained at runtime. It is for use by tools to generate bundle manifests.

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
java.lang.String	value The name of the attribute.

Element Detail

value

public abstract java.lang.String value

The name of the attribute.

If not specified, the name of the annotated element is used as the name of the attribute.

Default:

""