/*
 * Copyright © 2009-2010 Reinier Zwitserloot, Roel Spilker and Robbert Jan Grootjans.
 * 
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 * 
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 */
package lombok;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Put on any field to make lombok build a standard getter.
 * 
 * Example:
 * <pre>
 *     private &#64;Getter int foo;
 * </pre>
 * 
 * will generate:
 * 
 * <pre>
 *     public int getFoo() {
 *         return this.foo;
 *     }
 * </pre>
 * 
 * Note that fields of type {@code boolean} (but not {@code java.lang.Boolean}) will result in an
 * {@code isFoo} name instead of {@code getFoo}.
 * <p>
 * If any method named {@code getFoo}/{@code isFoo} exists, regardless of return type or parameters, no method is generated,
 * and instead a compiler warning is emitted.
 * <p>
 * This annotation can also be applied to a class, in which case it'll be as if all non-static fields that don't already have
 * a {@code @Getter} annotation have the annotation.
 */
@Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.TYPE})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
public @interface Getter {
	/**
	 * If you want your setter to be non-public, you can specify an alternate access level here.
	 */
	lombok.AccessLevel value() default lombok.AccessLevel.PUBLIC;
	
	/**
	 * If you want your getter method to have additional annotations, you can specify them here.<br/>
	 * If the {@code @Getter} is put on a type, {@code onMethod} may not be specified.
	 */
	AnyAnnotation[] onMethod() default {};
	
	/**
	 * Placeholder annotation to enable the placement of annotations on the getter method. 
	 * @deprecated Don't use this annotation, since we might remove it. 
	 */
	@Deprecated
	@Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
	@interface AnyAnnotation {}
}