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Sets the Element for type conversion.

Usage

The Element annotation must be applied at field or method level.

Parameters

ParameterRequiredDefaultDescription
valuenojava.lang.Object.classThe element property value.

Examples

// The key property for User objects within the users collection is the <code>userName</code> attribute.
@Element( value = com.acme.User.class )
private Map userMap;

@Element( value = com.acme.User.class )
public List userList;