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  25 
  26 package javax.annotation;
  27 
  28 import java.lang.annotation.*;
  29 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.*;
  30 import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.*;
  31 
  32 /**
  33  * The PostConstruct annotation is used on a method that needs to be executed
  34  * after dependency injection is done to perform any initialization. This
  35  * method MUST be invoked before the class is put into service. This
  36  * annotation MUST be supported on all classes that support dependency
  37  * injection. The method annotated with PostConstruct MUST be invoked even
  38  * if the class does not request any resources to be injected. Only one
  39  * method can be annotated with this annotation. The method on which the
  40  * PostConstruct annotation is applied MUST fulfill all of the following
  41  * criteria:
  42  * <ul>
  43  * <li>The method MUST NOT have any parameters except in the case of
  44  * interceptors in which case it takes an InvocationContext object as
  45  * defined by the Interceptors specification.</li>
  46  * <li>The method defined on an interceptor class MUST HAVE one of the
  47  * following signatures:
  48  * <p>
  49  * void <METHOD>(InvocationContext)
  50  * <p>
  51  * Object <METHOD>(InvocationContext) throws Exception
  52  * <p>
  53  * <i>Note: A PostConstruct interceptor method must not throw application
  54  * exceptions, but it may be declared to throw checked exceptions including
  55  * the java.lang.Exception if the same interceptor method interposes on
  56  * business or timeout methods in addition to lifecycle events. If a
  57  * PostConstruct interceptor method returns a value, it is ignored by
  58  * the container.</i>
  59  * </li>
  60  * <li>The method defined on a non-interceptor class MUST HAVE the
  61  * following signature:
  62  * <p>
  63  * void <METHOD>()
  64  * </li>
  65  * <li>The method on which PostConstruct is applied MAY be public, protected,
  66  * package private or private.</li>
  67  * <li>The method MUST NOT be static except for the application client.</li>
  68  * <li>The method MAY be final.</li>
  69  * <li>If the method throws an unchecked exception the class MUST NOT be put into
  70  * service except in the case of EJBs where the EJB can handle exceptions and
  71  * even recover from them.</li></ul>
  72  *
  73  * @see javax.annotation.PreDestroy
  74  * @see javax.annotation.Resource
  75  * @since 1.6, Common Annotations 1.0
  76  */
  77 @Documented
  78 @Retention (RUNTIME)
  79 @Target(METHOD)
  80 public @interface PostConstruct {
  81 }