1 package ca.uhn.fhir.model.api.annotation;
2
3 /*
4 * #%L
5 * HAPI FHIR - Core Library
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21 */
22
23 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
24 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
25 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
26 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
27
28 /**
29 * Class annotation used to indicate a class which is a "block"/"component" type. A block
30 * is a nested group of fields within a resource definition and can contain other blocks as
31 * well as data types.
32 * <p>
33 * An example of a block would be Patient.contact
34 * </p>
35 */
36 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
37 @Target(value= {ElementType.TYPE})
38 public @interface Block {
39
40 /**
41 * @deprecated Do not use, will be removed
42 */
43 @Deprecated
44 String name() default "";
45
46 }