| package com.fasterxml.jackson.core; |
| |
| /** |
| * Marker interface that is to be implemented by data format - specific features. |
| * Interface used since Java Enums can not extend classes or other Enums, but |
| * they can implement interfaces; and as such we may be able to use limited |
| * amount of generic functionality. |
| *<p> |
| * Note that this type is only implemented by non-JSON formats: |
| * types {@link JsonParser.Feature} and {@link JsonGenerator.Feature} do NOT |
| * implement it. This is to make it easier to avoid ambiguity with method |
| * calls. |
| * |
| * @since 2.6 (to be fully used in 2.7 and beyond) |
| */ |
| public interface FormatFeature |
| { |
| /** |
| * Accessor for checking whether this feature is enabled by default. |
| */ |
| public boolean enabledByDefault(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Returns bit mask for this feature instance; must be a single bit, |
| * that is of form <code>(1 << N)</code> |
| */ |
| public int getMask(); |
| |
| /** |
| * Convenience method for checking whether feature is enabled in given bitmask |
| */ |
| public boolean enabledIn(int flags); |
| } |