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package org.jboss.solder.servlet.http;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import javax.enterprise.util.Nonbinding;
import javax.inject.Qualifier;
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;
/**
* Qualifies injection points that should have their values fetched from a corresponding HTTP request parameter (i.e., query
* string or form parameter).
* <p/>
* <p>
* Example explicit usage, assuming a servlet path /book.jsf?id=3
* </p>
* <p/>
* <pre>
* @Inject
* @RequestParam("id")
* private String bookId;
* </pre>
* <p/>
* <p>
* Example implicit usage, assuming the same servlet path
* </p>
* <p/>
* <pre>
* @Inject
* @RequestParam
* private String id;
* </pre>
* <p/>
* <p>
* Example explicit usage with default value
* </p>
* <p/>
* <pre>
* @Inject
* @RequestParam("id")
* @DefaultValue("1")
* private String bookId;
* </pre>
* <p/>
* <p>
* Because the bean produced is dependent-scoped, use of this annotation on class fields and bean properties is only safe for
* request-scoped beans. Beans with longer scopes should wrap this bean in a provider and retrieve the value on demand.
* </p>
* <p/>
* <pre>
* @Inject @RequestParam("id")
* private Instance<String> bookIdProvider;
*
* ...
*
* String bookId = bookIdProvider.get();
* </pre>
*
* @author Nicklas Karlsson
* @author <a href="http://community.jboss.org/people/dan.j.allen">Dan Allen</a>
*/
@Qualifier
@Target({TYPE, METHOD, PARAMETER, FIELD})
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Documented
public @interface RequestParam {
@Nonbinding
public String value() default "";
}