[eclipselink-users] Any reason why an ObjectTypeConverter can't live on

[eclipselink-users] Any reason why an ObjectTypeConverter can't live on a package?

From: Laird Nelson <ljnelson@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:16:17 -0400
Delivered-to: eclipselink-users@xxxxxxxxxxx
Domainkey-signature: a=rsa-sha1; c=nofws; d=gmail.com; s=gamma; h=mime-version:date:message-id:subject:from:to:content-type; b=Rz7+Ena1SPVf6LX+6DaP8jOoedOzkKz55hUH3k+bqm+JO8uVLahJXfcqFFj4dRGsdn nPerc7XxAMP34kUuqH61iH7Wjl+uE2i/kv+I6r07oWQC22eO5JzlxqF3HxdAlmRMz9BP EjbaWtvU9UCdczSsPuR63HR2xC1fvo69CzCh4=
List-archive: <https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/private/eclipselink-users>
List-help: <mailto:eclipselink-users-request@eclipse.org?subject=help>
List-subscribe: <https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/eclipselink-users>, <mailto:eclipselink-users-request@eclipse.org?subject=subscribe>
List-unsubscribe: <https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/eclipselink-users>, <mailto:eclipselink-users-request@eclipse.org?subject=unsubscribe>

http://wiki.eclipse.org/Using_EclipseLink_JPA_Extensions_(ELUG)#How_to_Use_the_.40ObjectTypeConverter_Annotation indicates that the ObjectTypeConverter annotation can only be applied to a Type or Method or Field.

Any reason why this annotation cannot also live at the package level? It would be very nice to be able to reference a common ObjectTypeConverter from several classes in the same package.

Best,
Laird

Follow-Ups:
- Re: [eclipselink-users] Any reason why an ObjectTypeConverter can't live on a package?
  - From: Tom Ware