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016
017package org.springframework.boot.autoconfigure.condition;
018
019/**
020 * Some named search strategies for beans in the bean factory hierarchy.
021 *
022 * @author Dave Syer
023 */
024public enum SearchStrategy {
025
026        /**
027         * Search only the current context.
028         */
029        CURRENT,
030
031        /**
032         * Search all parents and ancestors, but not the current context.
033         * @deprecated as of 1.5 in favor of {@link SearchStrategy#ANCESTORS}
034         */
035        @Deprecated PARENTS,
036
037        /**
038         * Search all ancestors, but not the current context.
039         */
040        ANCESTORS,
041
042        /**
043         * Search the entire hierarchy.
044         */
045        ALL
046
047}