RE: [picocontainer-dev] patches for *full* binding-annotation capability - key take aways & thoughts

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	From: Paul Hammant 
	Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2007 8:14 AM
	Subject: Re: [picocontainer-dev] patches for *full* binding-annotation capability - key take aways & thoughts
	
	


			     @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
			     @Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.PARAMETER})     

			     @Bind
			     public static @interface BindOne {}




		Without a closer look, but shouldn't "Class<? extends Annotation> binding" rather be "Class<? extends Bind> binding" ? End the end we handle arbitrary annotations only if they are derived from Bind ... or did I miss something?



	Yup, Java's annotations are not as sophisticated as that.

	You're hoping for -

	     @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
	     @Target({ElementType.FIELD, ElementType.PARAMETER})     
	     public static @interface BindOne extends Bind {}

	- which does not compile.
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Uhhh, well, right. Who did you say, invented this annotation crap ?

:)

- Jörg

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