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package javax.servlet.annotation;

import java.lang.annotation.Target;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;

This annotation is used to declare the class types that a 
ServletContainerInitializer can handle. 
See Also:
ServletContainerInitializer
Since:
Servlet 3.0/**
 * This annotation is used to declare the class types that a
 * {@link javax.servlet.ServletContainerInitializer
 * ServletContainerInitializer} can handle.
 *
 * @see javax.servlet.ServletContainerInitializer
 *
 * @since Servlet 3.0
 */
@Target({ElementType.TYPE})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface HandlesTypes {

    
The classes in which a 
ServletContainerInitializer has expressed interest. 
If an implementation of ServletContainerInitializer 
specifies this annotation, the Servlet container must pass the
Set of application classes that extend, implement, or have been annotated with the class types listed by this annotation to the ServletContainerInitializer.onStartup method of the ServletContainerInitializer (if no matching classes are found, null must be passed instead)
Returns:
the classes in which 
        ServletContainerInitializer has expressed interest/**
     * The classes in which a {@link javax.servlet.ServletContainerInitializer
     * ServletContainerInitializer} has expressed interest.
     *
     * <p>If an implementation of <tt>ServletContainerInitializer</tt> 
     * specifies this annotation, the Servlet container must pass the
     * <tt>Set</tt> of application classes that extend, implement, or have
     * been annotated with the class types listed by this annotation to
     * the {@link javax.servlet.ServletContainerInitializer#onStartup}
     * method of the ServletContainerInitializer (if no matching classes
     * are found, <tt>null</tt> must be passed instead)
     * 
     * @return the classes in which {@link javax.servlet.ServletContainerInitializer
     *         ServletContainerInitializer} has expressed interest
     */
    Class<?>[] value();
}