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package javax.interceptor;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* <p>Specifies that an annotation type is an interceptor binding type.</p>
*
* <pre>
* @Inherited
* @InterceptorBinding
* @Target({TYPE, METHOD})
* @Retention(RUNTIME)
* public @interface Valid {}
* </pre>
*
* <p>Interceptor bindings
* are intermediate annotations that may be used to associate
* interceptors with target beans.</p>
*
* <p>The interceptor bindings of an interceptor are specified by annotating
* the interceptor class with the binding types and the
* {@link javax.interceptor.Interceptor Interceptor} annotation.</p>
*
* <pre>
* @Valid @Interceptor
* public class ValidationInterceptor { ... }
* </pre>
*
* <p>An interceptor may specify multiple interceptor bindings.</p>
*
* <p>An interceptor binding of a bean
* may be declared by annotating the bean class, or a method of the bean class,
* with the interceptor binding type.</p>
*
* <pre>
* @Valid
* public class Order { ... }
* </pre>
*
* <pre>
* @Valid @Secure
* public void updateOrder(Order order) { ... }
* </pre>
*
* <p>A bean class or method of a bean class may declare multiple interceptor
* bindings.</p>
*
* <p>An interceptor binding type may declare other interceptor bindings.</p>
*
* <pre>
* @Inherited
* @InterceptorBinding
* @Target({TYPE, METHOD})
* @Retention(RUNTIME)
* @Valid
* public @interface Secure {}
* </pre>
*
* <p>Interceptor bindings are transitive—an interceptor binding declared
* by an interceptor binding type is inherited by all beans and other interceptor
* binding types that declare that interceptor binding type.</p>
*
* @see javax.interceptor.Interceptor
*
* @since Interceptors 1.1
*/
@Target(ANNOTATION_TYPE)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface InterceptorBinding {}