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/*
 * Copyright (c) OSGi Alliance (2008, 2009). All Rights Reserved.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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 *
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package org.osgi.service.blueprint.reflect;

/**
 * Metadata for a property to be injected into a bean. The properties of a bean
 * are obtained from {@link BeanMetadata#getProperties()}.
 * 
 * This is specified by the property elements of a bean. Properties
 * are defined according to the Java Beans conventions.
 * 
 * @ThreadSafe
 * @version $Revision: 896324 $
 */
public interface BeanProperty {

	/**
	 * Return the name of the property to be injected. The name follows Java
	 * Beans conventions.
	 * 
	 * This is specified by the name attribute.
	 * 
	 * @return The name of the property to be injected.
	 */
	String getName();

	/**
	 * Return the Metadata for the value to be injected into a bean.
	 * 
	 * This is specified by the value attribute or in inlined text.
	 * 
	 * @return The Metadata for the value to be injected into a bean.
	 */
	Metadata getValue();
}