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Natanael
Natanael

Reputation: 2420

Is it possible to restrict the type of field for a Java annotation?

It's possible to restrict an Java annotation to fields, methods, etc.

But, how about a field or a method name or type?

For, example, I would like to create an annotation that can be put only in fields of the type long and with name id;

Upvotes: 4

Views: 4919

Answers (1)

Natanael
Natanael

Reputation: 2420

It possible using an Annotation Processor.

Some tutorials that may help in this task:

http://deors.wordpress.com/2011/10/08/annotation-processors/

http://java.dzone.com/news/using-java-6-processors

Upvotes: 3

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