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21 */
22 package lombok;
23
24 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
25 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
26 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
27 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
28
29 /**
30 * Generates an implementation for the {@code toString} method inherited by all objects, consisting of printing the values of relevant fields.
31 * <p>
32 * Complete documentation is found at <a href="https://projectlombok.org/features/ToString">the project lombok features page for @ToString</a>.
33 */
34 @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
35 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
36 public @interface ToString {
37 /**
38 * Include the name of each field when printing it.
39 * <strong>default: true</strong>
40 *
41 * @return Whether or not to include the names of fields in the string produced by the generated {@code toString()}.
42 */
43 boolean includeFieldNames() default true;
44
45 /**
46 * Any fields listed here will not be printed in the generated {@code toString} implementation.
47 * Mutually exclusive with {@link #of()}.
48 * <p>
49 * Will soon be marked {@code @Deprecated}; use the {@code @ToString.Exclude} annotation instead.
50 *
51 * @return A list of fields to exclude.
52 */
53 String[] exclude() default {};
54
55 /**
56 * If present, explicitly lists the fields that are to be printed.
57 * Normally, all non-static fields are printed.
58 * <p>
59 * Mutually exclusive with {@link #exclude()}.
60 * <p>
61 * Will soon be marked {@code @Deprecated}; use the {@code @ToString.Include} annotation together with {@code @ToString(onlyExplicitlyIncluded = true)}.
62 *
63 * @return A list of fields to use (<em>default</em>: all of them).
64 */
65 String[] of() default {};
66
67 /**
68 * Include the result of the superclass's implementation of {@code toString} in the output.
69 * <strong>default: false</strong>
70 *
71 * @return Whether to call the superclass's {@code toString} implementation as part of the generated toString algorithm.
72 */
73 boolean callSuper() default false;
74
75 /**
76 * Normally, if getters are available, those are called. To suppress this and let the generated code use the fields directly, set this to {@code true}.
77 * <strong>default: false</strong>
78 *
79 * @return If {@code true}, always use direct field access instead of calling the getter method.
80 */
81 boolean doNotUseGetters() default false;
82
83 /**
84 * Only include fields and methods explicitly marked with {@code @ToString.Include}.
85 * Normally, all (non-static) fields are included by default.
86 *
87 * @return If {@code true}, don't include non-static fields automatically (default: {@code false}).
88 */
89 boolean onlyExplicitlyIncluded() default false;
90
91 /**
92 * If present, do not include this field in the generated {@code toString}.
93 */
94 @Target(ElementType.FIELD)
95 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
96 public @interface Exclude {}
97
98 /**
99 * Configure the behaviour of how this member is rendered in the {@code toString}; if on a method, include the method's return value in the output.
100 */
101 @Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD})
102 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.SOURCE)
103 public @interface Include {
104 // /** If true and the return value is {@code null}, omit this member entirely from the {@code toString} output. */
105 // boolean skipNull() default false; // -- We'll add it later, it requires a complete rework on the toString code we generate.
106
107 /**
108 * Higher ranks are printed first. Members of the same rank are printed in the order they appear in the source file.
109 *
110 * @return ordering within the generating {@code toString()}; higher numbers are printed first.
111 */
112 int rank() default 0;
113
114 /**
115 * Defaults to the field / method name of the annotated member.
116 * If the name equals the name of a default-included field, this member takes its place.
117 *
118 * @return The name to show in the generated {@code toString()}. Also, if this annotation is on a method and the name matches an existing field, it replaces that field.
119 */
120 String name() default "";
121 }
122 }