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diff --git a/sca-java-1.x/branches/sca-java-1.2.1/modules/sca-api/src/main/java/org/osoa/sca/annotations/Reference.java b/sca-java-1.x/branches/sca-java-1.2.1/modules/sca-api/src/main/java/org/osoa/sca/annotations/Reference.java new file mode 100644 index 0000000000..e07f70c2fe --- /dev/null +++ b/sca-java-1.x/branches/sca-java-1.2.1/modules/sca-api/src/main/java/org/osoa/sca/annotations/Reference.java @@ -0,0 +1,51 @@ +/* + * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one + * or more contributor license agreements. See the NOTICE file + * distributed with this work for additional information + * regarding copyright ownership. The ASF licenses this file + * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the + * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance + * with the License. You may obtain a copy of the License at + * + * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + * + * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, + * software distributed under the License is distributed on an + * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY + * KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the + * specific language governing permissions and limitations + * under the License. + */ +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 + */ + public String name() default ""; + + /** + * Indicates if a reference must be specified. + * + * @return true if a reference must be specified + */ + public boolean required() default true; +} + |