javax.enterprise.inject.spi
Interface Bean<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the class of the bean instance

All Superinterfaces:

Contextual<T>

All Known Subinterfaces:

Decorator<T>, Interceptor<T>

public interface Bean<T>
extends Contextual<T>

Represents an enabled bean. This interface defines everything the container needs to manage instances of the bean.

Author:

Gavin King, David Allen

Method Summary

java.lang.Class<?>	getBeanClass() The bean class of the managed bean or session bean or of the bean that declares the producer method or field.
java.util.Set<InjectionPoint>	getInjectionPoints() Obtains the InjectionPoint objects representing injection points of the bean, that will be validated by the container at initialization time.
java.lang.String	getName() Obtains the EL name of a bean, if it has one.
java.util.Set<java.lang.annotation.Annotation>	getQualifiers() Obtains the qualifiers of the bean.
java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation>	getScope() Obtains the scope of the bean.
java.util.Set<java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation>>	getStereotypes() Obtains the stereotypes of the bean.
java.util.Set<java.lang.reflect.Type>	getTypes() Obtains the bean types of the bean.
boolean	isAlternative() Determines if the bean is an alternative.
boolean	isNullable() Determines if Contextual.create(CreationalContext) sometimes return a null value.

Methods inherited from interface javax.enterprise.context.spi.Contextual

create, destroy

Method Detail

getTypes

java.util.Set<java.lang.reflect.Type> getTypes()

Obtains the bean types of the bean.

Returns:

the bean types

getQualifiers

java.util.Set<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> getQualifiers()

Obtains the qualifiers of the bean.

Returns:

the qualifiers

getScope

java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> getScope()

Obtains the scope of the bean.

Returns:

the scope

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Obtains the EL name of a bean, if it has one.

Returns:

the EL name

getStereotypes

java.util.Set<java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation>> getStereotypes()

Obtains the stereotypes of the bean.

Returns:

the set of stereotypes

getBeanClass

java.lang.Class<?> getBeanClass()

The bean class of the managed bean or session bean or of the bean that declares the producer method or field.

Returns:

the bean class

isAlternative

boolean isAlternative()

Determines if the bean is an alternative.

Returns:

true if the bean is an alternative, and false otherwise.

isNullable

boolean isNullable()

Determines if Contextual.create(CreationalContext) sometimes return a null value.

Returns:

true if the create() method may return a null value, and false otherwise

getInjectionPoints

java.util.Set<InjectionPoint> getInjectionPoints()

Obtains the InjectionPoint objects representing injection points of the bean, that will be validated by the container at initialization time.

Returns:

the set of injection points of the bean