Package org.eclipse.microprofile.openapi.annotations.media

Annotation Interface ExampleObject

@Target({}) @Retention(RUNTIME) @Inherited public @interface ExampleObject
This object illustrates an example of a particular content
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  • Optional Element Summary

    Optional Elements
    Modifier and Type
    Optional Element
    Description
    String
    description
    Long description for the example.
    String
    externalValue
    A URL to point to an external document to be used as an example.
    String
    name
    A unique name to identify this particular example in a map.
    String
    ref
    Reference value to an Example object.
    String
    summary
    A brief summary of the purpose or context of the example
    String
    value
    A string representation of the example.

  • Element Details

    • name

      String name
      A unique name to identify this particular example in a map.

      The name is REQUIRED when the example is defined within Components. The name will be used as the key to add this example to the 'examples' map for reuse.

      Returns:
      the name of this example
      Default:
      ""

    • summary

      String summary
      A brief summary of the purpose or context of the example
      Returns:
      a summary of this example
      Default:
      ""

    • description

      String description
      Long description for the example. CommonMark syntax MAY be used for rich text representation.
      Returns:
      a description of this example
      Default:
      ""

    • value

      String value
      A string representation of the example.

      This is mutually exclusive with the externalValue property, and ignored if the externalValue property is specified.

      If the media type associated with the example allows parsing into an object, it may be converted from a string.
      Returns:
      the value of the example
      Default:
      ""

    • externalValue

      String externalValue
      A URL to point to an external document to be used as an example. This provides the capability to reference examples that cannot easily be included in JSON or YAML documents.

      This is mutually exclusive with the value property.

      Returns:
      an external URL of the example
      Default:
      ""

    • ref

      String ref
      Reference value to an Example object.

      This property provides a reference to an object defined elsewhere. This property and all other properties are mutually exclusive. If other properties are defined in addition to the ref property then the result is undefined.

      Returns:
      reference to an example
      Default:
      ""