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package javax.enterprise.inject.spi;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import java.lang.reflect.Member;
import java.lang.reflect.Type;
import java.util.Set;



/**
 * 
 * Provides access to metadata about the injection point into which a dependent
 * object is injected.
 * 
 * @author Gavin King
 * @author Pete Muir
 */
public interface InjectionPoint
{
   
   /**
    * Get the declared type of injection point
    * 
    * If the injection point is declared in XML, the type and binding types are
    * determined according to Section 10.8, �Specifying API types and binding
    * types�.
    * 
    * @return the declared type of the injection point
    */
   public Type getType();
   
   /**
    * Get the declared binding types of the injection point
    * 
    * If the injection point is declared in XML, the type and binding types are
    * determined according to Section 10.8, �Specifying API types and binding
    * types�.
    * 
    * @return the declared binding types of the injection point
    */
   public Set<Annotation> getBindings();
   
   /**
    * Get the Bean object representing the Web Bean that defines the injection
    * point
    * 
    * @return the Bean object representing the Web Bean that defines the
    *         injection point
    */
   public Bean<?> getBean();
   
   /**
    * Get the Field object in the case of field injection, the Method object in
    * the case of method parameter injection or the Constructor object in the
    * case of constructor parameter injection.
    * 
    * @return the member being injected into
    */
   public Member getMember();
   
   public Annotated getAnnotated();
   
   public boolean isDelegate();
   
   public boolean isTransient();
}