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package javax.annotation;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import java.lang.annotation.Repeatable;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* 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 ""; }