Annotation Interface Indexed

@Documented @Retention(RUNTIME) @Target({TYPE,METHOD,ANNOTATION_TYPE}) @Repeatable(Indexes.class) @Inherited public @interface Indexed
An annotation that can be used on types where there may be many implementations of a particular interface. This triggers building of an index internal to the bean context that speeds up bean lookups by type.

A bean is enumerable through BeanContext.getBeanDefinitions(Class) by every type it is indexed by, whether the annotation is declared on the bean, inherited from a stereotype annotation or added at compile time, even if the bean does not implement that type. Injecting or resolving a bean instance (for example via BeanContext.getBean(Class)) by a type the bean does not implement remains unsupported.

Since:
1.1
Author:
graemerocher

  • Required Element Summary

    Required Elements
    Modifier and Type
    Required Element
    Description
    Class<?>
    value
     

  • Element Details

    • value

      Class<?> value
      Returns:
      The indexed type