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package org.osgi.service.blueprint.reflect;

/**
 * Metadata for the verified id of another component managed by the Blueprint
 * Container. The id itself will be injected, not the component to which the id
 * refers. No implicit dependency is created.
 * 
 * @ThreadSafe
 * @version $Revision: 792499 $
 */
public interface IdRefMetadata extends NonNullMetadata {
	/**
	 * Return the id of the referenced component.
	 * 
	 * This is specified by the <code>component-id</code> attribute of a
	 * component.
	 * 
	 * @return The id of the referenced component.
	 */
	String getComponentId();
}