001/*
002 * Copyright 2002-2013 the original author or authors.
003 *
004 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
005 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
006 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
007 *
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009 *
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014 * limitations under the License.
015 */
016
017package org.springframework.context.annotation;
018
019import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
020import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
021import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
022import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
023import java.lang.annotation.Target;
024
025/**
026 * Adds a textual description to bean definitions derived from
027 * {@link org.springframework.stereotype.Component} or {@link Bean}.
028 *
029 * @author Juergen Hoeller
030 * @since 4.0
031 * @see org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition#getDescription()
032 */
033@Target({ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.TYPE})
034@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
035@Documented
036public @interface Description {
037
038        /**
039         * The textual description to associate with the bean definition.
040         */
041        String value();
042
043}