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

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package javax.enterprise.inject.spi;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;

/**
 * This allows for applying an annotation filter to
 * {@link javax.enterprise.inject.spi.ProcessAnnotatedType}.
 *
 * Sample usage:
 * <pre>
 *     public void processWindowBeans(&#064;Observes &#064;WithAnnotation(WindowBean.class) ProcessAnnotatedType pat) {..}
 * </pre>
 * This Extension method e.g. will get fired for all classes which have a <code>&#064;WindowBean</code> annotation.
 *
 * @since 1.1
 */
@Target(ElementType.PARAMETER)
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface WithAnnotations
{
    /**
     * @return the annotations the {@link javax.enterprise.inject.spi.ProcessAnnotatedType} should get filtered for
     */
    Class<? extends Annotation>[] value();
}