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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: 8083 $
*/
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();
}