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 package org.apache.commons.inject.api.bind;

 import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;

 /**

  * A binding builder, which allows to specify annotations, or annotation

  * types as constraints, depending on which POJO's may, or may not be

  * injected.

  */

 public interface IAnnotatedBindingBuilder<T> extends ILinkedBindingBuilder<T> {

         /**

          * Specifies, that the binding can only be used for injection, if a

          * field is annotated with an {@link Annotation}, that equals the

          * given. In general, this means that the annotation type, and all

          * attributes are equal.

          * @see Annotation#equals(Object)

          */

         ILinkedBindingBuilder<T> annotatedWith(Annotation pAnnotation);

         /**

          * Specifies, that the binding can only be used for injection, if a

          * field is annotated with an {@link Annotation} of the given type.

          */

         ILinkedBindingBuilder<T> annotatedWith(Class<? extends Annotation> pAnnotation);

 }