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package javax.annotation;
import java.lang.annotation.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
/**
* The Resource
annotation marks a resource that is needed
* by the application. This annotation may be applied to an
* application component class, or to fields or methods of the
* component class. When the annotation is applied to a
* field or method, the container will inject an instance
* of the requested resource into the application component
* when the component is initialized. If the annotation is
* applied to the component class, the annotation declares a
* resource that the application will look up at runtime.
*
* Even though this annotation is not marked Inherited
, deployment
* tools are required to examine all superclasses of any component
* class to discover all uses of this annotation in all superclasses.
* All such annotation instances specify resources that are needed
* by the application component. Note that this annotation may
* appear on private fields and methods of superclasses; the container
* is required to perform injection in these cases as well.
mappedName
element provides for mapping the
* resource reference to the name of a resource known to the
* applicaiton server. The mapped name could be of any form.
* Application servers are not required to support any particular * form or type of mapped name, nor the ability to use mapped names. * The mapped name is product-dependent and often installation-dependent. * No use of a mapped name is portable.
*/ String mappedName() default ""; /** * Description of this resource. The description is expected * to be in the default language of the system on which the * application is deployed. The description can be presented * to the Deployer to help in choosing the correct resource. */ String description() default ""; }