package com.thoughtworks.xstream.annotations;

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

/**
 * An annotation for marking a field as an implicit collection.
 *
 * @author Chung-Onn Cheong
 * @author Lucio Benfante <a href="mailto:lucio@benfante.com">lucio@benfante.com</a>
 * @version $Revision$
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target(ElementType.FIELD)
public @interface XStreamImplicit {
    /**
     * Element name of the implicit collection
     */
    String itemFieldName() default "";
}