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package io.micronaut.core.annotation;

import java.lang.annotation.*;

import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;

An annotation that can be used on types where there may be many implementations of a
particular interface. This triggers building of an index internal to the bean context that speeds up bean lookups by type.
Author:
graemerocher
Since:
1.1/**
 * An annotation that can be used on types where there may be many implementations of a
 * particular interface. This triggers building of an index internal to the bean context that speeds up bean lookups by type.
 *
 * @since 1.1
 * @author graemerocher
 */
@Documented
@Retention(RUNTIME)
@Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD, ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE})
@Repeatable(value = Indexes.class)
public @interface Indexed {
    
Returns:
The indexed type/**
     * @return The indexed type
     */
    Class<?> value();
}