net.sf.eBus.messages

Annotation Type EFieldInfo

Deprecated.

this annotation is no longer used by eBus and ignored if it appears in a class declaration.

@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value=TYPE)
 @Deprecated
public @interface EFieldInfo

This class-level annotation is required for all classes extending EMessage and EField. This annotation contains the names of the serialized fields. The field list defines the order in which fields are serialized and de-serialized. The named fields are required to be both public and final. The EField subclass also requires a constructor with an argument list that matches the listed fields both in order and data type.

The reason for this annotation is due to the fact that Class.getFields() returns an array which is neither sorted nor in any particular order. The annotation defines a field order which is necessary for remote eBus applications to successfully serialize and de-serialize eBus messages.

For more information about message objects and their requirements, see EMessageObject.

Author:

Charles Rapp

See Also:

EMessageObject, EMessage

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
String[]	fields Deprecated. Returns the field names.

Element Detail

fields

public abstract String[] fields

Deprecated.

Returns the field names. The order of the message fields in this array is used to define field serialization, de-serialization order, and constructor argument order.

Returns:

the message field names.