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package javax.ws.rs;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;


Binds the value(s) of a form parameter contained within a request entity body to a resource method parameter. Values are URL decoded unless this is disabled using the Encoded annotation. A default value can be specified using the DefaultValue annotation. If the request entity body is absent or is an unsupported media type, the default value is used. The type T of the annotated parameter must either: 
    

  1. Be a primitive type
    2. 

  2. Have a constructor that accepts a single String argument
    3. 

  3. Have a static method named valueOf or fromString that accepts a single String argument (see, for example, Integer.valueOf(String))
    4. 

  4. Have a registered implementation of ParamConverterProvider that returns a ParamConverter instance capable of a "from string" conversion for the type.
    5. 

  5. Be List<T>, Set<T> or SortedSet<T>, where T satisfies 2, 3 or 4 above. The resulting collection is read-only.
    6. 



If the type is not one of the collection types listed in 5 above and the
form parameter is represented by multiple values then the first value (lexically)
of the parameter is used.


Note that, whilst the annotation target permits use on fields and methods,
this annotation is only required to be supported on resource method
parameters.


Author:Paul Sandoz, Marc Hadley
See Also:
Since:1.0
/**
 * Binds the value(s) of a form parameter contained within a request entity body
 * to a resource method parameter. Values are URL decoded unless this is
 * disabled using the {@link Encoded} annotation. A default value can be
 * specified using the {@link DefaultValue} annotation.
 * If the request entity body is absent or is an unsupported media type, the
 * default value is used.
 *
 * The type {@code T} of the annotated parameter must either:
 * <ol>
 * <li>Be a primitive type</li>
 * <li>Have a constructor that accepts a single {@code String} argument</li>
 * <li>Have a static method named {@code valueOf} or {@code fromString}
 * that accepts a single {@code String} argument (see, for example,
 * {@link Integer#valueOf(String)})</li>
 * <li>Have a registered implementation of {@link javax.ws.rs.ext.ParamConverterProvider}
 * that returns a {@link javax.ws.rs.ext.ParamConverter}
 * instance capable of a "from string" conversion for the type.</li>
 * <li>Be {@code List<T>}, {@code Set<T>} or
 * {@code SortedSet<T>}, where {@code T} satisfies 2, 3 or 4 above.
 * The resulting collection is read-only.</li>
 * </ol>
 *
 * <p>If the type is not one of the collection types listed in 5 above and the
 * form parameter is represented by multiple values then the first value (lexically)
 * of the parameter is used.</p>
 *
 * <p>Note that, whilst the annotation target permits use on fields and methods,
 * this annotation is only required to be supported on resource method
 * parameters.</p>
 *
 * @author Paul Sandoz
 * @author Marc Hadley
 * @see DefaultValue
 * @see Encoded
 * @since 1.0
 */
@Target({ElementType.PARAMETER, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.FIELD})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface FormParam {

    
Defines the name of the form parameter whose value will be used
to initialize the value of the annotated method argument. The name is
specified in decoded form, any percent encoded literals within the value
will not be decoded and will instead be treated as literal text. E.g. if
the parameter name is "a b" then the value of the annotation is "a b",
not "a+b" or "a%20b".

/**
     * Defines the name of the form parameter whose value will be used
     * to initialize the value of the annotated method argument. The name is
     * specified in decoded form, any percent encoded literals within the value
     * will not be decoded and will instead be treated as literal text. E.g. if
     * the parameter name is "a b" then the value of the annotation is "a b",
     * <i>not</i> "a+b" or "a%20b".
     */
    String value();
}