BeanAttributes (Jakarta EE Web Profile API)

Type Parameters:

T - the class of the bean instance

All Known Subinterfaces:

Bean<T>, Decorator<T>, Interceptor<T>
```
public interface BeanAttributes<T>
```
The BeanAttributes interface exposes the basic attributes of a bean.

Since:

1.1

Author:

Pete Muir

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`String`	`getName()`	Obtains the EL name of a bean, if it has one.
`Set<Annotation>`	`getQualifiers()`	Obtains the qualifiers of the bean.
`Class<? extends Annotation>`	`getScope()`	Obtains the scope of the bean.
`Set<Class<? extends Annotation>>`	`getStereotypes()`	Obtains the stereotypes of the bean.
`Set<Type>`	`getTypes()`	Obtains the bean types of the bean.
`boolean`	`isAlternative()`	Determines if the bean is an alternative.

- Method Detail
  - getTypes
```
Set<Type> getTypes()
```
    Obtains the bean types of the bean.
    
    Returns:
    
    the bean types
  - getQualifiers
```
Set<Annotation> getQualifiers()
```
    Obtains the qualifiers of the bean.
    
    Returns:
    
    the qualifiers
  - getScope
```
Class<? extends Annotation> getScope()
```
    Obtains the scope of the bean.
    
    Returns:
    
    the scope
  - getName
```
String getName()
```
    Obtains the EL name of a bean, if it has one.
    
    Returns:
    
    the EL name
  - getStereotypes
```
Set<Class<? extends Annotation>> getStereotypes()
```
    Obtains the stereotypes of the bean.
    
    Returns:
    
    the set of stereotypes
  - isAlternative
```
boolean isAlternative()
```
    Determines if the bean is an alternative. A custom implementation of Bean may implement Prioritized in order to be selected for the application. Prioritized.getPriority() determines the priority used to resolve ambiguities.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if the bean is an alternative, and false otherwise.