01: /*
02: * Copyright 2002-2006 the original author or authors.
03: *
04: * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
05: * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
06: * You may obtain a copy of the License at
07: *
08: * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
09: *
10: * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11: * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12: * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13: * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14: * limitations under the License.
15: */
16:
17: package org.springframework.beans.factory.config;
18:
19: import org.springframework.beans.BeanMetadataElement;
20:
21: /**
22: * Interface that exposes a reference to a bean name in an abstract fashion.
23: * This interface does not necessarily imply a reference to an actual bean
24: * instance; it just expresses a logical reference to the name of a bean.
25: *
26: * <p>Serves as common interface implemented by any kind of bean reference
27: * holder, such as {@link RuntimeBeanReference RuntimeBeanReference} and
28: * {@link RuntimeBeanNameReference RuntimeBeanNameReference}.
29: *
30: * @author Juergen Hoeller
31: * @since 2.0
32: */
33: public interface BeanReference extends BeanMetadataElement {
34:
35: /**
36: * Return the target bean name that this reference points to (never <code>null</code>).
37: */
38: String getBeanName();
39:
40: }
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