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package javax.ejb;

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

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

/**
 * Declares the local business interface(s) for a session bean.
 * 
 * The Local annotation is applied to the session bean class or local
 * business interface to designate a local interface of the bean.
 * 

 * When used on the bean class, declares the local business interface(s) 
 * for a session bean.  When used on an interface, designates that interface
 * as a local business interface.  In this case, no value element
 * should be provided.
 * 

 * The Local annotation applies only to session beans and 
 * their interfaces.
 * 

 * Use of the Local annotation is required when the bean class 
 * exposes one or more local business interface and any of the following is true:
 * 

 * the bean class does not implement its business interfaces
 * 
the bean exposes a no-interface view
 * 
the bean class implements more than one interface and at least one of the interfaces 
 * is explicitly designated as a business interface by using the Local 
 * or Remote annotation on the interface, or in the deployment descriptor
 * 
 * 
 * The following interfaces are excluded when determining whether the bean class 
 * has business interfaces: java.io.Serializable; 
 * java.io.Externalizable; any of the interfaces defined in javax.ejb.
 *
 * @since EJB 3.0
 */

@Target({ElementType.TYPE})
@Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
public @interface Local {

    /**
     * Specifies the local business interface(s) of the bean.  The value
     * element is specified only when the annotation is applied to the bean class. 
     * It is only required to be specified if any of the following is true:
     * 

     * the bean class does not implement its local business interface
     * 
at least one of the implemented interfaces is designated as a remote interface
     * 
the bean class implements two or more interfaces and at
     * least one of the implemented interfaces is designated
     * as local business interfaces using Local annotation on the interface,
     * and at least one other interface (excluding java.io.Serializable, 
     * java.io.Externalizable, and any of the interfaces 
     * defined by the javax.ejb package) has no designation.
     * 
     */
    Class[] value() default {};
}