wicket-spring-annot/src/main/java/wicket/spring/injection/annot/SpringBean.java

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package wicket.spring.injection.annot;

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;


/**
 * Annotation used to tag a field as a placeholder for a spring bean.
 * 
 * @author Igor Vaynberg (ivaynberg)
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target( {/* ElementType.METHOD, */ElementType.FIELD})
@Documented
public @interface SpringBean {
	/**
	 * Optional attribute for specifying the name of the bean. If not specified,
	 * the bean will be looked up by the type of the field with the annotation.
	 * 
	 * @return name attr
	 */
	String name() default "";
}