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package javax.annotation;

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

/**
 * The PreDestroy annotation is used on methods as a callback notification to 
 * signal that the instance is in the process of being removed by the 
 * container. The method annotated with PreDestroy is typically used to 
 * release resources that it has been holding. This annotation MUST be 
 * supported by all container managed objects that support PostConstruct 
 * except the application client container in Java EE 5. The method on which 
 * the PreDestroy annotation is applied MUST fulfill all of the following 
 * criteria:
 * 
 * 

 * The method MUST NOT have any parameters except in the case of
 * interceptors in which case it takes an InvocationContext object as
 * defined by the Interceptors specification.
 * The method defined on an interceptor class MUST HAVE one of the
 * following signatures:
 * 
 * void <METHOD>(InvocationContext)
 * 

 * Object <METHOD>(InvocationContext) throws Exception
 * 

 * Note: A PreDestroy interceptor method must not throw application
 * exceptions, but it may be declared to throw checked exceptions including
 * the java.lang.Exception if the same interceptor method interposes on
 * business or timeout methods in addition to lifecycle events. If a
 * PreDestroy interceptor method returns a value, it is ignored by
 * the container.
 * 
 * The method defined on a non-interceptor class MUST HAVE the
 * following signature:
 * 
 * void <METHOD>()
 * 
 * The method on which PreDestroy is applied MAY be public, protected, 
 * package private or private.
 * The method MUST NOT be static.
 * The method MAY be final.
 * If the method throws an unchecked exception it is ignored except in the 
 * case of EJBs where the EJB can handle exceptions.
 * 
 *
 * @see javax.annotation.PostConstruct
 * @see javax.annotation.Resource
 * @since Common Annotations 1.0
 */

@Documented
@Retention (RUNTIME)
@Target(METHOD)
public @interface PreDestroy {
}