package org.trails.descriptor.annotation;

 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;

 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;

 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;

 import java.lang.annotation.Target;

 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)

 @Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD})

 @DescriptorAnnotation(CollectionDescriptorAnnotationHandler.class)

 public @interface Collection

 {

         public static final String DEFAULT_inverse = "";

         public static final String DEFAULT_addExpression = "";

         public static final String DEFAULT_removeExpression = "";

         public static final String DEFAULT_swapExpression = "";

         /**

          * The field in the other end of the realtionship. Required for @OneToMany @Collection(child=false)

          *

          * @return

          */

         public String inverse() default "";

         /**

          * Child collections will not allow you to choose from all possible instances of the element type, only to create new

          * instances and remove instances from the collection.

          *

          * @return

          */

         public boolean child() default false;

         public String addExpression() default "";

         public String removeExpression() default "";

         public String swapExpression() default "";

         public boolean allowRemove() default true;

 }