net.openhft.chronicle.values

Annotation Type Group

@Target(value=METHOD)
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Documented
public @interface Group

Changes the serialization order fields. Multiple fields can be in the same group and groups will be ordered by their values, smallest first. This annotation should be put on any single method accessing the field: getter, or setter, or adder, etc.

If you don't provide a group for a field, it is considered to be a part of the "default group", which is always the first group in the serialization order, regardless values of other groups in the interface.

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
int	value The value is used to order groups within the interface.

Element Detail

value

public abstract int value

The value is used to order groups within the interface. Groups with smaller values are serialized (and arranged in native implementation) before groups with bigger values.

This field should be named "order", it is "value" to allow concise declaration form like @Group(1) int getFoo();.

Returns:

the group ordering value