ConfigurationProperties Type — spring-boot Architecture

Source Code

core/spring-boot/src/main/java/org/springframework/boot/context/properties/ConfigurationProperties.java lines 48–87

@Target({ ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD })
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Documented
@Indexed
public @interface ConfigurationProperties {

	/**
	 * The prefix of the properties that are valid to bind to this object. Synonym for
	 * {@link #prefix()}. A valid prefix is defined by one or more words separated with
	 * dots (e.g. {@code "acme.system.feature"}).
	 * @return the prefix of the properties to bind
	 */
	@AliasFor("prefix")
	String value() default "";

	/**
	 * The prefix of the properties that are valid to bind to this object. Synonym for
	 * {@link #value()}. A valid prefix is defined by one or more words separated with
	 * dots (e.g. {@code "acme.system.feature"}).
	 * @return the prefix of the properties to bind
	 */
	@AliasFor("value")
	String prefix() default "";

	/**
	 * Flag to indicate that when binding to this object invalid fields should be ignored.
	 * Invalid means invalid according to the binder that is used, and usually this means
	 * fields of the wrong type (or that cannot be coerced into the correct type).
	 * @return the flag value (default false)
	 */
	boolean ignoreInvalidFields() default false;

	/**
	 * Flag to indicate that when binding to this object unknown fields should be ignored.
	 * An unknown field could be a sign of a mistake in the Properties.
	 * @return the flag value (default true)
	 */
	boolean ignoreUnknownFields() default true;

}