001    /*
002     * ============================================================================
003     * GNU Lesser General Public License
004     * ============================================================================
005     *
006     * Beanlet - JSE Application Container.
007     * Copyright (C) 2006  Leon van Zantvoort
008     * 
009     * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
010     * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
011     * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
012     * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
013     * 
014     * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
015     * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
016     * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
017     * Lesser General Public License for more details.
018     * 
019     * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
020     * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
021     * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
022     * 
023     * Leon van Zantvoort
024     * 243 Acalanes Drive #11
025     * Sunnyvale, CA 94086
026     * USA
027     *
028     * zantvoort@users.sourceforge.net
029     * http://beanlet.org
030     */
031    package org.beanlet;
032    
033    import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
034    import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
035    import java.lang.annotation.Target;
036    import java.util.Collection;
037    
038    
039    /**
040     * Represents a collection of values.
041     *
042     * @see org.beanlet.Inject
043     * @author Leon van Zantvoort
044     */
045    @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
046    @Target({})
047    public @interface CollectionValue {
048      
049        /**
050         * Specifies the collection type that is to be constructed. This value must
051         * be set to a concrete class, or to the {@code Collection} interface, in
052         * which case the collection type is inferred from the member to be 
053         * injected.
054         */
055        Class<? extends Collection> type() default Collection.class;
056        
057        /**
058         * Contains all collection values.
059         */
060        Value[] value() default {};
061    
062        /**
063         * {@code true} if annotation represents an empty collection.
064         */
065        boolean empty() default false;
066        
067        /**
068         * {@code true} if the collection is unmodifiable after injection.
069         */
070        boolean unmodifiable() default false;
071        
072        /**
073         * {@code true} if the collection is synchronized.
074         */
075        boolean synced() default false;
076    }