Link

```
@Target(value={})
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Inherited
public @interface Link
```
The Link object represents a possible design-time link for a response. The presence of a link does not guarantee the caller's ability to successfully invoke it, rather it provides a known relationship and traversal mechanism between responses and other operations.

See Also:

OpenAPI Specification Link Object

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements
Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
`java.lang.String`	`description` A description of the link.
`java.lang.String`	`name` The name of this link.
`java.lang.String`	`operationId` The name of an existing, resolvable OAS operation, as defined with a unique operationId.
`java.lang.String`	`operationRef` A relative or absolute reference to an OAS operation.
`LinkParameter[]`	`parameters` Array of parameters to pass to an operation as specified with operationId or identified via operationRef.
`java.lang.String`	`ref` Reference value to a Link object.
`java.lang.String`	`requestBody` A literal value or {expression} to use as a request body when calling the target operation.
`Server`	`server` An alternative server to service this operation.

- Element Detail
  - name
```
public abstract java.lang.String name
```
    The name of this link.
    The name is REQUIRED when the link is defined within Components. The name will be used as the key to add this link to the 'links' map for reuse.
    
    Returns:
    
    the link's name
    
    Default:
    
    ""
- - operationRef
```
public abstract java.lang.String operationRef
```
    A relative or absolute reference to an OAS operation. This field is mutually exclusive of the operationId field, and must point to an Operation Object. Relative operationRef values may be used to locate an existing Operation Object in the OpenAPI definition. Ignored if the operationId property is specified.
    
    Returns:
    
    an operation reference
    
    Default:
    
    ""
- - operationId
```
public abstract java.lang.String operationId
```
    The name of an existing, resolvable OAS operation, as defined with a unique operationId. This field is mutually exclusive of the operationRef field.
    
    Returns:
    
    an operation ID
    
    Default:
    
    ""
- - parameters
```
public abstract LinkParameter[] parameters
```
    Array of parameters to pass to an operation as specified with operationId or identified via operationRef.
    
    Returns:
    
    the list of parameters for this link
    
    Default:
    
    {}
- - description
```
public abstract java.lang.String description
```
    A description of the link. CommonMark syntax may be used for rich text representation.
    
    Returns:
    
    the link's description
    
    Default:
    
    ""
- - requestBody
```
public abstract java.lang.String requestBody
```
    A literal value or {expression} to use as a request body when calling the target operation.
    
    Returns:
    
    the request body of this link
    
    Default:
    
    ""
- - server
```
public abstract Server server
```
    An alternative server to service this operation.
    
    Returns:
    
    the server associated to this link
    
    Default:
    
    @org.eclipse.microprofile.openapi.annotations.servers.Server
- - ref
```
public abstract java.lang.String ref
```
    Reference value to a Link 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 a link
    
    Default:
    
    ""

Annotation Type Link

Optional Element Summary

Element Detail

name

operationRef

operationId

parameters

description

requestBody

server

ref