javax.enterprise.inject.spi
Interface BeanAttributes<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the class of the bean instance

All Known Subinterfaces:

Bean<T>, Decorator<T>, Interceptor<T>

public interface BeanAttributes<T>

The BeanAttributes interface exposes the basic attributes of a bean.

Author:

Pete Muir

Method Summary

java.lang.String	getName() Obtains the EL name of a bean, if it has one.
java.util.Set<java.lang.annotation.Annotation>	getQualifiers() Obtains the qualifiers of the bean.
java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation>	getScope() Obtains the scope of the bean.
java.util.Set<java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation>>	getStereotypes() Obtains the stereotypes of the bean.
java.util.Set<java.lang.reflect.Type>	getTypes() Obtains the bean types of the bean.
boolean	isAlternative() Determines if the bean is an alternative.
boolean	isNullable() Determines if Contextual.create(CreationalContext) sometimes return a null value.

Method Detail

getTypes

java.util.Set<java.lang.reflect.Type> getTypes()

Obtains the bean types of the bean.

Returns:

the bean types

getQualifiers

java.util.Set<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> getQualifiers()

Obtains the qualifiers of the bean.

Returns:

the qualifiers

getScope

java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> getScope()

Obtains the scope of the bean.

Returns:

the scope

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Obtains the EL name of a bean, if it has one.

Returns:

the EL name

getStereotypes

java.util.Set<java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation>> getStereotypes()

Obtains the stereotypes of the bean.

Returns:

the set of stereotypes

isAlternative

boolean isAlternative()

Determines if the bean is an alternative.

Returns:

true if the bean is an alternative, and false otherwise.

isNullable

boolean isNullable()

Determines if Contextual.create(CreationalContext) sometimes return a null value.

Returns:

true if the create() method may return a null value, and false otherwise