Annotation Processor

Identifier:
org.eclipse.jst.ws.annotations.core.annotationProcessor

Since:
1.0

Description:
This extension point allows clients to contribute annotation procesoors. These processors are associated with contributed annotation definitions. The goal of the processor is to validate annotation rules.

Configuration Markup:

<!ELEMENT extension (processor*)>

<!ATTLIST extension

point CDATA #REQUIRED

id    CDATA #IMPLIED

name  CDATA #IMPLIED

>


<!ELEMENT processor (description?)>

<!ATTLIST processor

annotation IDREF #REQUIRED

class      CDATA #REQUIRED

>


<!ELEMENT description (#PCDATA)>

An optional attribute to hold a short text describing what "rule" the processor handles.



Examples:
The following is an example of an annotation processor contribution:


   <extension point="org.eclipse.jst.ws.annotations.core.annotationProcessor">
      <processor
            annotation="javax.jws.WebService"
            class="org.eclipse.jst.ws.internal.jaxws.core.annotations.validation.WebServiceSEIPresentNoWebMethodRule">
         <description>
            %WEBSERVICE_SEI_NO_WEBMETHOS_RULE
         </description>
      </processor>
   </extension>


Copyright (c) 2009 Shane Clarke.
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