core/java/android/annotation/StringDef.java

/*
 * Copyright (C) 2013 The Android Open Source Project
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
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package android.annotation;

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

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.CLASS;

/**
 * Denotes that the annotated String element, represents a logical
 * type and that its value should be one of the explicitly named constants.
 * <p>
 * Example:
 * <pre><code>
 *  &#64;Retention(SOURCE)
 *  &#64;StringDef({
 *     POWER_SERVICE,
 *     WINDOW_SERVICE,
 *     LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE
 *  })
 *  public @interface ServiceName {}
 *  public static final String POWER_SERVICE = "power";
 *  public static final String WINDOW_SERVICE = "window";
 *  public static final String LAYOUT_INFLATER_SERVICE = "layout_inflater";
 *  ...
 *  public abstract Object getSystemService(@ServiceName String name);
 * </code></pre>
 *
 * @hide
 */
@Retention(CLASS)
@Target({ANNOTATION_TYPE})
public @interface StringDef {
    /** Defines the allowed constants for this element */
    String[] value() default {};
}