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src/org/atriasoft/exml/annotation/XmlFactory.java

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+package org.atriasoft.exml.annotation;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Marker annotation that permit to set the default parsing as attributes.
+ */
+@Target(ElementType.METHOD)
+@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
+@ExmlAnnotation
+public @interface XmlFactory {
+	public interface InterfaceXmlFactoryAccess {
+		/**
+		 * Find the class type with the specific name.
+		 * @param name Name of the node to find.
+		 * @return Value of the class interface to create or null.
+		 */
+		Class<?> findClass(String name);
+		
+		/**
+		 * Retrieve the name of the node in xml for the specific Object.
+		 * @param object The object that we need to find the type name.
+		 * @return The xml string to inject (or null).
+		 */
+		String generateName(Object object);
+	}
+	
+	/**
+	 * Set this to false to select the attribute as default.
+	 * @return true select default attribute, false select default element.
+	 */
+	Class<?> value();
+	
+}