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package javax.enterprise.inject.spi;
import java.util.Set;
import javax.enterprise.context.spi.Contextual;
/**
* Reprensts bean instances that are contextual
* and injectable by the container.
*
* @version $Rev$ $Date$
*
* @param <T> bean representation type
*/
public interface Bean<T> extends Contextual<T>, BeanAttributes<T>
{
/**
* Returns all injection points of this bean.
*
* @return injection points
*/
public abstract Set<InjectionPoint> getInjectionPoints();
/**
* Returns class of bean.
*
* @return class of bean that it represents
*/
public abstract Class<?> getBeanClass();
/**
* If bean is nullable return true, false
* otherwise.
*
* <p>
* Nullable means that if producer
* bean api type is primitive, its nullable property
* will be false.
* </p>
*
* @return true if bean is nullable.
* @deprecated since CDI-1.1. This should be ignored by the container from now on.
*/
public abstract boolean isNullable();
}