/*

* Copyright MapStruct Authors.

*

* Licensed under the Apache License version 2.0, available at http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

*/

package org.mapstruct;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;

import java.lang.annotation.Retention;

import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;

import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**

* Configures the ignored list for several bean attributes.

* <p>

* <strong>TIP: When using Java 8 or later, you can omit the {@code @IgnoredList}

* wrapper annotation and directly specify several {@code @Ignored} annotations on one method.</strong>

*

* <p>These two examples are equal.

* </p>

* <pre><code class='java'>

* // before Java 8

* &#64;Mapper

* public interface MyMapper {

* &#64;IgnoredList({

* &#64;Ignored(targets = { "firstProperty" } ),

* &#64;Ignored(targets = { "secondProperty" } )

* })

* HumanDto toHumanDto(Human human);

* }

* </code></pre>

* <pre><code class='java'>

* // Java 8 and later

* &#64;Mapper

* public interface MyMapper {

* &#64;Ignored(targets = { "firstProperty" } ),

* &#64;Ignored(targets = { "secondProperty" } )

* HumanDto toHumanDto(Human human);

* }

* </code></pre>

*

* @author Ivashin Aleksey

*/

@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)

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

public @interface IgnoredList {

/**

* The configuration of the bean attributes.

*

* @return The configuration of the bean attributes.

*/

Ignored[] value();

}