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package javax.enterprise.inject;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.PARAMETER;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.TYPE;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import javax.inject.Qualifier;
/**
* <p>The built-in qualifier type.</p>
*
* <p>The <tt>@New</tt> qualifier allows the application
* to obtain a new instance of a bean which is not bound to
* the declared scope, but has had dependency injection
* performed.</p>
*
* <pre>
* @Produces @ConversationScoped
* @Special Order getSpecialOrder(@New(Order.class) Order order) {
* ...
* return order;
* }
* </pre>
*
* <p>When the <tt>@New</tt> qualifier is specified
* at an injection point and no
* {@link javax.enterprise.inject.New#value() value}
* member is explicitly specified, the container defaults
* the {@link javax.enterprise.inject.New#value() value}
* to the declared type of the injection point. So the
* following injection point has qualifier
* <tt>@New(Order.class)</tt>:</p>
*
* <pre>
* @Produces @ConversationScoped
* @Special Order getSpecialOrder(@New Order order) { ... }
* </pre>
*
* @author Gavin King
* @author Pete Muir
*/
@Target( { FIELD, PARAMETER, METHOD, TYPE })
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
@Qualifier
public @interface New
{
/**
* <p>Specifies the bean class of the new instance. The class
* must be the bean class of an enabled or disabled bean. The
* bean class need not be deployed in a bean archive.</p>
*
* <p>Defaults to the declared type of the injection point if
* not specified.</p>
*
* @return the bean class of the new instance
*/
Class<?> value() default New.class;
}