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package org.unitils.inject.annotation;
import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.FIELD;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Annotation indicating that the the {@link org.unitils.inject.InjectModule} should try to inject the object assigned to
* the annotated field to the object defined by the target attribute (or the object(s) assigned to the field annotated
* with {@link TestedObject}.
* <p/>
* Explicit injection is used, which means that the object is injected to the property indicated by the {@link #property()}
* attribute.
*
* @author Filip Neven
* @author Tim Ducheyne
*/
@Target(FIELD)
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface InjectInto {
/**
* The name of the field that references the object to which the object in the annotated field should be injected.
* If not specified, the target is defined by the field annotated with {@link TestedObject}
*
* @return the target field, null for tested object
*/
String target() default "";
/**
* OGNL expression that defines the property to which the object referenced by the annotated field is injected
*
* @return the ognl expression, not null
*/
String property();
}