Annotation Type Value

@Target(FIELD)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Value

Use this annotation to specify that an enum constant is a string data value, optionally providing the string data value to use.

If the string data value is not specified, the default is the Java field's name. For example:

public enum A {

// value is "USE_FIELD_NAME"
@Value
USE_FIELD_NAME,

// value is "specifiedValue"
@Value("specifiedValue")
USE_SPECIFIED_VALUE,

// value is null
@NullValue
NULL_VALUE

// not a value
NOT_A_VALUE
}

Since:

1.4

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element	Description
String	value	Override the string data value of the field or "##default" to use the Java field's name.

Element Details

value

String value

Override the string data value of the field or "##default" to use the Java field's name.

Default:

"##default"