Package org.springframework.stereotype


@NonNullApi @NonNullFields package org.springframework.stereotype
Annotations denoting the roles of types or methods in the overall architecture (at a conceptual, rather than implementation, level).

Intended for use by tools and aspects (making an ideal target for pointcuts).

  • Annotation Interfaces
    Class
    Description
    Indicates that the annotated class is a component.
    Indicates that an annotated class is a "Controller" (e.g.
    Indicate that the annotated element represents a stereotype for the index.
    Indicates that an annotated class is a "Repository", originally defined by Domain-Driven Design (Evans, 2003) as "a mechanism for encapsulating storage, retrieval, and search behavior which emulates a collection of objects".
    Indicates that an annotated class is a "Service", originally defined by Domain-Driven Design (Evans, 2003) as "an operation offered as an interface that stands alone in the model, with no encapsulated state."