ReferencePolicyOption.java

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package org.osgi.service.component.annotations;

/**
 * Policy option for the {@link Reference} annotation.
 * 
 * @author $Id: 1023cb41ab8539820d1658af1eb7d08944932353 $
 * @since 1.2
 */
public enum ReferencePolicyOption {
	/**
	 * The reluctant policy option is the default policy option for both
	 * {@link ReferencePolicy#STATIC static} and {@link ReferencePolicy#DYNAMIC
	 * dynamic} reference policies. When a new target service for a reference
	 * becomes available, references having the reluctant policy option for the
	 * static policy or the dynamic policy with a unary cardinality will ignore
	 * the new target service. References having the dynamic policy with a
	 * multiple cardinality will bind the new target service.
	 */
	RELUCTANT("reluctant"),

	/**
	 * The greedy policy option is a valid policy option for both
	 * {@link ReferencePolicy#STATIC static} and {@link ReferencePolicy#DYNAMIC
	 * dynamic} reference policies. When a new target service for a reference
	 * becomes available, references having the greedy policy option will bind
	 * the new target service.
	 */
	GREEDY("greedy");

	private final String	value;

	ReferencePolicyOption(String value) {
		this.value = value;
	}

	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return value;
	}
}