geronimo-jcdi_2.0_spec/src/main/java/javax/enterprise/inject/TransientReference.java

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package javax.enterprise.inject;

import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.PARAMETER;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * Marks an injected parameter to be destroyed after invocation.
 *  
 * When a constructor or a method is annotated with {@link javax.inject.Inject},
 * its parameters may be annotated with <tt>\@TransientReference</tt>.
 * If a parameter is annotated with <tt>\@TransientReference</tt>
 * and the injected bean is {@link javax.enterprise.context.Dependent}-scoped,
 * it may be destroyed by the container right after the invocation
 * of the constructor or method.
 * 
 * Technically spoken, the parameter will not be added to the
 * {@link javax.enterprise.context.spi.CreationalContext}
 * of the bean of the constructor or method, but will be created with a separate
 * {@link javax.enterprise.context.spi.CreationalContext}
 * that will be destroyed after the invocation.
 */
@Target(value = PARAMETER)
@Retention(value = RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface TransientReference
{
}