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/*
* Copyright (C) 2009 The JSR-330 Expert Group
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
* you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
* You may obtain a copy of the License at
*
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/**
* Provides annotations for dependency injection. Enables portable objects
* but leaves external dependency configuration up to <i>the injector</i>
* implementation.
*
* <p>For the purposes of this specification, the injector is anything that
* injects objects. Injector implementations can take many forms. An injector
* could rely on code generation or reflection. An injector could configure
* itself using XML, annotations, a DSL (domain-specific language), or even
* plain Java code. A "container", for some definition, can be an injector,
* but this specification aims to minimize restrictions on injector
* implementations.
*
* <p>For example, an injector that uses compile time code generation may not
* even have its own run time representation. Other injectors may not be able
* to generate code at all, neither at compile nor run time.
*
* @see javax.inject.Inject @Inject
*/
package javax.inject;