org.xwiki.component.descriptor
Interface ComponentDependency<T>

All Superinterfaces:

ComponentRole<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultComponentDependency

public interface ComponentDependency<T>
extends ComponentRole<T>

Represents a component dependency.

Since:

1.7M1

Version:

$Id$

Method Summary

java.lang.String[]	getHints()
java.lang.Class<?>	getMappingType()
java.lang.String	getName()

Methods inherited from interface org.xwiki.component.descriptor.ComponentRole

getRole, getRoleHint

Method Detail

getName

java.lang.String getName()

Returns:

the name of the injection point (can be the name of the field for field injection or the name of the method for method injection

getMappingType

java.lang.Class<?> getMappingType()

Returns:

the class of the type for the injection (java.lang.String, java.util.List, etc)

getHints

java.lang.String[] getHints()

Returns:

a list of hints used when the mapping type is a collection or map so that only component implementations matching passed hints are injected