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<pre>public interface <span class="strong">Dependency</span></pre>
<div class="block">Generic dependency for a component.
Can be added to a single component. Can be available, or not..</div>
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<td class="colFirst"><code>java.lang.String</code></td>
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<div class="block">Returns the name of the member in the class of the component instance
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<div class="block">Returns the properties associated with this dependency.</div>
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<pre>&lt;K,V&gt;&nbsp;java.util.Dictionary&lt;K,V&gt;&nbsp;getProperties()</pre>
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