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package org.apache.wicket.spring.injection.annot;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Annotation used to tag a field as a placeholder for a spring bean.
*
* @author Igor Vaynberg (ivaynberg)
*/
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
@Target({ ElementType.FIELD })
@Documented
public @interface SpringBean {
/**
* Optional attribute for specifying the name of the bean. If not specified, the bean will be
* looked up by the type of the field with the annotation.
*
* @return name attr
*/
String name() default "";
/**
* Optional attribute for specifying if bean is required or not.
*
* @return {@code false} if the bean is optional. Default: {@code true}.
*/
boolean required() default true;
}