Component (Spring Framework 3.2.1.RELEASE API)
Date: 2013-01-24

org.springframework.stereotype

## Annotation Type Component

-     @Target(value=TYPE)
      @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
      @Documented
      public @interface Component

  Indicates that an annotated class is a "component". Such classes are considered as candidates for auto-detection when using annotation-based configuration and classpath scanning.

  Other class-level annotations may be considered as identifying a component as well, typically a special kind of component: e.g. the `@Repository` annotation or AspectJ's `@Aspect` annotation.

  Since:
    2.5
  Author:
    Mark Fisher
  See Also:
    `Repository`, `Service`, `Controller`, `ClassPathBeanDefinitionScanner`

- - ### Optional Element Summary

    Optional Elements
    Modifier and Type | Optional Element and Description
    --- | ---
    `String` | `value` The value may indicate a suggestion for a logical component name, to be turned into a Spring bean in case of an autodetected component.

- - ### Element Detail

    - #### value

          public abstract String value

      The value may indicate a suggestion for a logical component name, to be turned into a Spring bean in case of an autodetected component.
      Returns:
        the suggested component name, if any
      Default:
        ""