Package groovy.lang

# Annotation Type DelegatesTo

@Documented @Retention(RUNTIME) @Target(PARAMETER) public @interface DelegatesTo
This annotation can be used by API or DSL writers to specify what the delegate type of a closure will be. This is important for IDE support.

This annotation can also be used to help the type checker (`TypeChecked`) which would not report errors then if the delegate is of the documented type. Of course, it is also compatible with `CompileStatic`.

Example:

     // Declare that the delegate of the closure will be an ExecSpec
     ExecResult exec(@DelegatesTo(ExecSpec) Closure closure) { ... }

Since:
  2.1.0

- ## Nested Class Summary

  Nested Classes
  Modifier and Type
  Class
  Description
  `static @interface`
  `DelegatesTo.Target`
  Specifies the delegate for a `@DelegatesTo` annotated parameter of the same method.

- ## Optional Element Summary

  Optional Elements
  Modifier and Type
  Optional Element
  Description
  `int`
  `genericTypeIndex`
  The index of the generic type that will be the type of the closure's delegate.
  `int`
  `strategy`
  The closure's resolve strategy.
  `String`
  `target`
  In cases when there are multiple `@DelegatesTo.Target` annotated parameters, this member should be set to the `DelegatesTo.Target.value()` of the correct target.
  `String`
  `type`
  The type member should be used when the type of the delegate cannot be represented by `value()` or `target()`.
  `Class`
  `value`
  The closure's delegate type, if not using `DelegatesTo.Target` or `type()`.

- ## Element Details

  - ### value

    Class value
    The closure's delegate type, if not using `DelegatesTo.Target` or `type()`.
    Default:
      groovy.lang.DelegatesTo.Target.class

  - ### strategy

    int strategy
    The closure's resolve strategy.
    See Also:
      - `Closure.DELEGATE_FIRST`
      - `Closure.DELEGATE_ONLY`
      - `Closure.OWNER_FIRST`
      - `Closure.OWNER_ONLY`
      - `Closure.TO_SELF`
    Default:
      0

  - ### genericTypeIndex

    int genericTypeIndex
    The index of the generic type that will be the type of the closure's delegate. The generic types are considered with respect to the `@DelegatesTo.Target` annotated parameter for this usage, with the index starting at 0.
    Default:
      -1

  - ### target

    String target
    In cases when there are multiple `@DelegatesTo.Target` annotated parameters, this member should be set to the `DelegatesTo.Target.value()` of the correct target.
    Default:
      ""

  - ### type

    String type
    The type member should be used when the type of the delegate cannot be represented by `value()` or `target()`. In this case, it is possible to use a string to represent the type, at the cost of more compile time and potential uncaught load errors if the type is invalid.
    Since:
      2.4.0
    Default:
      ""