org.apache.commons.digester.annotations

The annotations package provides for Java5 Annotations meta data-based definition of rules for Digester.

Interface Summary
Interface	Description
AnnotationRuleProvider<A extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation,E extends java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement,R extends Rule>	An object capable of providing instances of `Rule`.
DigesterLoaderHandler<A extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation,E extends java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement>	A `DigesterLoaderHandler` intercept a `Class` visit performed by the `DigesterLoader` and performs the `DigesterLoaderHandler.handle(Annotation, AnnotatedElement, FromAnnotationsRuleSet)` method.

Class Summary
Class	Description
DigesterLoader	This class manages the creation of Digester instances analyzing target classes annotated with digester annotations.
DigesterLoaderBuilder	`DigesterLoader` builder implementation.
FromAnnotationRuleProviderFactory	`DigesterLoader` builder implementation.
FromAnnotationsRuleSet	A `RuleSet` implementation that's able to inject `Rule`s created with the annotations analysis.

Exception Summary
Exception Description

DigesterLoadingException
The exception thrown when an error occurs while analyzing targets and building rule sets.

Annotation Types Summary
Annotation Type	Description
CreationRule	Marks a Digester rule as a creation rule, that's crucial for the `setNext` rule.
DigesterRule	Meta-annotation that marks an annotation as part of commons-digester.
DigesterRuleList	Meta-annotation that marks an annotation as a list of commons-digester annotations.