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package org.glassfish.jersey.model;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import java.util.Collection;

Model component that can be name bound.
A component implementing this interface provides additional information about
the name bindings attached to it.
Author:
Martin Matula
See Also:
NameBinding/**
 * Model component that can be name bound.
 *
 * A component implementing this interface provides additional information about
 * the name bindings attached to it.
 *
 * @author Martin Matula
 * @see jakarta.ws.rs.NameBinding
 */
public interface NameBound {
    
Check if the component is bound or not.
Returns:
true if the component is bound, false otherwise./**
     * Check if the component is bound or not.
     *
     * @return {@code true} if the component is bound, {@code false} otherwise.
     */
    public boolean isNameBound();

    
Get the collection of name bindings attached to this component.
Returns:
collection of name binding annotation types./**
     * Get the collection of name bindings attached to this component.
     *
     * @return collection of name binding annotation types.
     */
    Collection<Class<? extends Annotation>> getNameBindings();
}