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+/*
+ * (c) Copyright BEA Systems, Inc., Cape Clear Software, International Business Machines Corp, Interface21, IONA Technologies,
+ * Oracle, Primeton Technologies, Progress Software, Red Hat, Rogue Wave Software, SAP AG., Siemens AG., Software AG., Sybase
+ * Inc., TIBCO Software Inc., 2005, 2007. All rights reserved.
+ * 
+ * see http://www.osoa.org/display/Main/Service+Component+Architecture+Specifications
+ */
+package org.osoa.sca.annotations;
+
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
+import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.PARAMETER;
+import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
+
+import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
+import java.lang.annotation.Target;
+
+/**
+ * Annotation used to indicate a constructor parameter, field or method that is used to inject a reference.
+ *
+ * @version $Rev$ $Date$
+ */
+@Target({METHOD, FIELD, PARAMETER})
+@Retention(RUNTIME)
+public @interface Reference {
+    /**
+     * The name of the reference. If not specified then the name will be derived from the annotated field or method.
+     *
+     * @return the name of the reference
+     */
+    String name() default "";
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates if a reference must be specified.
+     *
+     * @return true if a reference must be specified
+     */
+    boolean required() default true;
+}
+