Setting Dynamic element values in an Annotation

[Ola Daniel]

@Target( { METHOD, FIELD, ANNOTATION_TYPE })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Constraint(validatedBy = PlanNumberFormatValidator.class)
@Documented
public @interface PlanNumberFormatCheck
{
    String message() default "invalid.plannumber";

    Class<?>[] groups() default { PlanMetaDataGroup.class };

    Class<? extends Payload>[] payload() default { Severity.Fail.class};
}

Hi Guys,

I was wondering if it is possible supply values to an annotation dynamically. Say I want the default message in the above piece of code to come from an Database Entity POJO. Is it possible to do this? If yes, how. Just a nudge in the right direction.

is it possible to set these values in the Validation class' initialize method?

Thanks.

[Anantha Sharma]

i don't think it is possible... the values provided to any annotation is computed at compile time & not at runtime also the value provided must be constant, so its not possible to have the value come from a database..