Interface BeanAttributes<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the class of the bean instance

All Known Subinterfaces:

Bean<T>, Decorator<T>, Interceptor<T>

public interface BeanAttributes<T>

The BeanAttributes interface exposes the basic attributes of a bean.

Since:

1.1

Author:

Pete Muir

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
String	getName()	Obtains the EL name of a bean, if it has one.
Set<Annotation>	getQualifiers()	Obtains the qualifiers of the bean.
Class<? extends Annotation>	getScope()	Obtains the scope of the bean.
Set<Class<? extends Annotation>>	getStereotypes()	Obtains the stereotypes of the bean.
Set<Type>	getTypes()	Obtains the bean types of the bean.
boolean	isAlternative()	Determines if the bean is an alternative.

Method Details

getTypes

Set<Type> getTypes()

Obtains the bean types of the bean.

Returns:

the bean types

getQualifiers

Set<Annotation> getQualifiers()

Obtains the qualifiers of the bean.

Returns:

the qualifiers

getScope

Class<? extends Annotation> getScope()

Obtains the scope of the bean.

Returns:

the scope

getName

String getName()

Obtains the EL name of a bean, if it has one.

Returns:

the EL name

getStereotypes

Set<Class<? extends Annotation>> getStereotypes()

Obtains the stereotypes of the bean.

Returns:

the set of stereotypes

isAlternative

boolean isAlternative()

Determines if the bean is an alternative. A custom implementation of Bean may implement Prioritized in order to be selected for the application. Prioritized.getPriority() determines the priority used to resolve ambiguities.

Returns:

true if the bean is an alternative, and false otherwise.