org.chromattic.api.annotations
Annotation Type Create

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
@Target(value=METHOD)
public @interface Create

Defines a creator method to create transient instances of a Chromattic entity. The annotated method can have the following arguments:

• No arguments that returns a transient entity.
• A single String argument that returns a transient entity. That entity has a name that is equals to the argument value when the method is invoked.

The type of the of the returned entity is defined by the return type of the method that must be the type of a registered instantiatable Chromattic entity. After the invocation of the method, the status of the entity will be equals to Status.TRANSIENT.

Version:

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Author:

Julien Viet