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016
017package org.springframework.context.annotation;
018
019/**
020 * Enumeration of the type filters that may be used in conjunction with
021 * {@link ComponentScan @ComponentScan}.
022 *
023 * @author Mark Fisher
024 * @author Juergen Hoeller
025 * @author Chris Beams
026 * @since 2.5
027 * @see ComponentScan
028 * @see ComponentScan#includeFilters()
029 * @see ComponentScan#excludeFilters()
030 * @see org.springframework.core.type.filter.TypeFilter
031 */
032public enum FilterType {
033
034        /**
035         * Filter candidates marked with a given annotation.
036         * @see org.springframework.core.type.filter.AnnotationTypeFilter
037         */
038        ANNOTATION,
039
040        /**
041         * Filter candidates assignable to a given type.
042         * @see org.springframework.core.type.filter.AssignableTypeFilter
043         */
044        ASSIGNABLE_TYPE,
045
046        /**
047         * Filter candidates matching a given AspectJ type pattern expression.
048         * @see org.springframework.core.type.filter.AspectJTypeFilter
049         */
050        ASPECTJ,
051
052        /**
053         * Filter candidates matching a given regex pattern.
054         * @see org.springframework.core.type.filter.RegexPatternTypeFilter
055         */
056        REGEX,
057
058        /** Filter candidates using a given custom
059         * {@link org.springframework.core.type.filter.TypeFilter} implementation.
060         */
061        CUSTOM
062
063}