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package org.androidannotations.annotations;

import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * <p>
 * Use it on a {@link java.util.List} of {@link android.view.View} or
 * {@link android.view.View} subtype fields or methods with applicable
 * parameters in a view related (ie
 * {@link org.androidannotations.annotations.EActivity},
 * {@link org.androidannotations.annotations.EFragment},
 * {@link org.androidannotations.annotations.EViewGroup}, ...) annotated class.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * The annotation value should be an array of R.id.* fields.
 * </p>
 * <p>
 * Your code related to injected views should go in an
 * {@link org.androidannotations.annotations.AfterViews} annotated method.
 * </p>
 * <blockquote>
 *
 * Example :
 *
 * <pre>
 * @EActivity(R.layout.main)
 * public class MyActivity extends Activity {
 * 
 * 	// Injects R.id.edit1 and R.id.edit2 into the List.
 * 	@ViewsById({ R.id.edit1, R.id.edit2 })
 * 	List<EditText> myEditTexts;
 * 
 * 	@ViewsById({ R.id.myTextView1, R.id.myOtherTextView })
 * 	List<TextView> textViews;
 * 
 * 	@ViewsById({ R.id.edit1, R.id.edit2 })
 * 	void singleInjection(List<EditText> myEditTexts) {
 * 		// do stuff
 * 	}
 *
 * 	void multiInjection(@ViewsById({ R.id.edit1, R.id.edit2 }) List<EditText> myEditTexts, @ViewsById({ R.id.myTextView1, R.id.myOtherTextView }) List<TextView> textViews) {
 * 		// do stuff
 * 	}
 * 
 * 	@AfterViews
 * 	void updateTextWithDate() {
 * 		for (TextView textView : textViews) {
 * 			textView.setText("Date: " + new Date());
 * 		}
 * 	}
 * }
 * </pre>
 *
 * </blockquote>
 *
 * @see org.androidannotations.annotations.AfterViews
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
@Target({ ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.PARAMETER })
public @interface ViewsById {

	/**
	 * The array of R.id.* fields which refer to the injected Views.
	 * 
	 * @return the ids of the Views
	 */
	int[] value() default ResId.DEFAULT_VALUE;

	/**
	 * The array resource names which refer to the injected Views.
	 * 
	 * @return the resource names of the Views
	 */
	String[] resName() default "";
}