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package org.springframework.context.annotation;
import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
import java.lang.annotation.Target;
/**
* Beans on which the current bean depends. Any beans specified are guaranteed to be
* created by the container before this bean. Used infrequently in cases where a bean
* does not explicitly depend on another through properties or constructor arguments,
* but rather depends on the side effects of another bean's initialization.
*
* A depends-on declaration can specify both an initialization-time dependency and,
* in the case of singleton beans only, a corresponding destruction-time dependency.
* Dependent beans that define a depends-on relationship with a given bean are destroyed
* first, prior to the given bean itself being destroyed. Thus, a depends-on declaration
* can also control shutdown order.
*
*
May be used on any class directly or indirectly annotated with
* {@link org.springframework.stereotype.Component} or on methods annotated
* with {@link Bean}.
*
*
Using {@link DependsOn} at the class level has no effect unless component-scanning
* is being used. If a {@link DependsOn}-annotated class is declared via XML,
* {@link DependsOn} annotation metadata is ignored, and
* {@code