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package io.micronaut.context.annotation;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;

Allows a bean to specify that it replaces another bean. Note that the bean to be replaced cannot be an Infrastructure bean.
Author:
Graeme Rocher
See Also:
Infrastructure
Since:
1.0/**
 * <p>Allows a bean to specify that it replaces another bean. Note that the bean to be replaced cannot be
 * an {@link Infrastructure} bean.</p>
 *
 * @author Graeme Rocher
 * @see Infrastructure
 * @since 1.0
 */
@Documented
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface Replaces {

    
Returns:
The bean type that this bean replaces/**
     * @return The bean type that this bean replaces
     */
    @AliasFor(member = "bean")
    Class value() default void.class;

    
Returns:
The bean type that this bean replaces/**
     * @return The bean type that this bean replaces
     */
    @AliasFor(member = "value")
    Class bean() default void.class;

    
Returns:
The declaring bean type/**
     * @return The declaring bean type
     */
    Class factory() default void.class;

    
The name of the qualifiers of the bean that should be replaced.
Returns:
The qualifier/**
     * The name of the qualifiers of the bean that should be replaced.
     *
     * @return The qualifier
     */
    Class<? extends Annotation>[] qualifier() default {};

    
The name of the qualifiers of the bean that should be replaced.
Returns:
The qualifier/**
     * The name of the qualifiers of the bean that should be replaced.
     *
     * @return The qualifier
     */
    String named() default "";
}