```
@Target(TYPE)
@Retention(SOURCE)
@Documented
public @interface PrototypePattern
```
The prototype pattern is a creational design pattern in software development. It is used when the type of objects to create is determined by a prototypical instance, which is cloned to produce new objects. Cloning is done through the "exemplar" method.

Since:

2.2.0

Author:

Jean Palate

See Also:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototype_pattern

Annotation Type PrototypePattern