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package com.sun.xml.internal.txw2.annotation;

import com.sun.xml.internal.txw2.TypedXmlWriter;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

Specifies that the invocation of the method will produce an attribute.
 The method signature has to match the form R foo(DT1,DT2,..) 
 R is either void or the type to which the interface that declares this method is assignable. In the case of the latter, the method will return this object, allowing you to chain the multiple attribute method invocations like StringBuffer. 

DTi must be datatype objects.

When this method is called, a new attribute is added to the current element,
whose value is whitespace-separated text from each of the datatype objects.
Author:
Kohsuke Kawaguchi/**
 * Specifies that the invocation of the method will produce an attribute.
 *
 * <p>
 * The method signature has to match the form {@code R foo(DT1,DT2,..)}
 *
 * <p>
 * R is either {@code void} or the type to which the interface that declares
 * this method is assignable. In the case of the latter, the method will return
 * {@code this} object, allowing you to chain the multiple attribute method
 * invocations like {@link StringBuffer}.
 *
 * <p>
 * DTi must be datatype objects.
 *
 * <p>
 * When this method is called, a new attribute is added to the current element,
 * whose value is whitespace-separated text from each of the datatype objects.
 *
 * @author Kohsuke Kawaguchi
 */
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({METHOD})
public @interface XmlAttribute {
    
The local name of the attribute.

If left unspecified, the method name is used as the attribute name.
/**
     * The local name of the attribute.
     *
     * <p>
     * If left unspecified, the method name is used as the attribute name.
     *
     */
    String value() default "";

    
The namespace URI of the attribute.
/**
     * The namespace URI of the attribute.
     */
    String ns() default "";
}