dependencymanager/annotation/src/main/java/org/apache/felix/dm/annotation/api/Property.java

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package org.apache.felix.dm.annotation.api;

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

/**
 * Annotation used to describe a property key-value pair. It is used when
 * declaring {@link Service#properties()} attribute.
 */
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.CLASS)
@Target( { ElementType.ANNOTATION_TYPE })
public @interface Property
{
    /**
     * Returns the property name.
     * @return this property name
     */
    String name();

    /**
     * Returns the property value
     * @return this property value
     */
    String value() default "";
    
    /**
     * Returns the property values as a String array).
     * @return this property value as a String array
     */
    String[] values() default {};
}