01: /*
02: * Copyright 2002-2007 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.context.annotation;
18:
19: import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
20: import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
21: import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
22: import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
23: import java.lang.annotation.Target;
24:
25: import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
26:
27: /**
28: * Indicates the name of a scope to use for instances of the annotated class.
29: *
30: * <p>In this context, scope means the lifecycle of an instance, such as
31: * '<code>singleton</code>', '<code>prototype</code>', and so forth.
32: *
33: * @author Mark Fisher
34: * @since 2.5
35: */
36: @Target(ElementType.TYPE)
37: @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
38: @Documented
39: public @interface Scope {
40:
41: /**
42: * Specifies the scope to use for instances of the annotated class.
43: * @return the desired scope
44: */
45: String value() default BeanDefinition.SCOPE_SINGLETON;
46:
47: }
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