plugins/javax.ejb/src/javax/ejb/Stateless.java

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/*
 * Stateless.java
 *
 * Created on January 11, 2005, 3:22 PM
 */

package javax.ejb;

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

/**
 * Component-defining annotation for a stateless session bean.
 *
 * @since EJB 3.0
 */

@Target(TYPE) 
@Retention(RUNTIME)
public @interface Stateless {

    /**
     * The ejb-name for this bean.  Defaults to the unqualified name of the
     * stateless session bean class.
     */
    String name() default "";

    /**
      * A product specific name(e.g. global JNDI name) 
      * that this session bean should be mapped to.  
      * 
      * Application servers are not required to support any particular 
      * form or type of mapped name, nor the ability to use mapped names. 
      * The mapped name is product-dependent and often installation-dependent. 
      * No use of a mapped name is portable. 
      */ 
    String mappedName() default "";

    /**
     * A string describing the stateless session bean.
     */ 
    String description() default "";
}