org.springframework.stereotype

Annotation Type Component

@Target(value=TYPE)
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Documented
public @interface Component

Indicates that an annotated class is a "component". Such classes are considered as candidates for auto-detection when using annotation-based configuration and classpath scanning.

Other class-level annotations may be considered as identifying a component as well, typically a special kind of component: e.g. the @Repository annotation or AspectJ's @Aspect annotation.

Since:

2.5

Author:

Mark Fisher

See Also:

Repository, Service, Controller, ClassPathBeanDefinitionScanner

Optional Element Summary

Optional Elements

Modifier and Type	Optional Element and Description
String	value The value may indicate a suggestion for a logical component name, to be turned into a Spring bean in case of an autodetected component.

Element Detail

value

public abstract String value

The value may indicate a suggestion for a logical component name, to be turned into a Spring bean in case of an autodetected component.

Returns:

the suggested component name, if any (or empty String otherwise)

Default:

""