Annotation Interface Bean

@Documented
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({METHOD,ANNOTATION_TYPE,TYPE,FIELD})
public @interface Bean

Annotation used to configure a bean. Typically used in conjunction with Factory.

@Factory
public class MyFactory {

    @Bean
    public MyBean myBean() {
        // create the bean
    }
}

Since:

1.0

Author:

Graeme Rocher

See Also:

• Factory

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element	Description
String	preDestroy	The name of a public, no-argument method of the bean type to invoke when the bean is destroyed.
Class<?>[]	typed

Element Details

preDestroy

String preDestroy

The name of a public, no-argument method of the bean type to invoke when the bean is destroyed. Can be declared on the bean class itself or on the factory method or field that produces the bean. A name that resolves to no such method is a compilation error.

Returns:

The method to invoke to destroy the bean

Default:

""

typed

Class<?>[] typed

Returns:

Limits the types exposed by this been to the given type or types.

Since:

3.0.0

Default:

{}