org.springframework.stereotype (Spring Framework 3.2.1.RELEASE API)
Date: 2013-01-24

# Package org.springframework.stereotype

Annotations denoting the roles of types or methods in the overall architecture (at a conceptual, rather than implementation, level).

See: Description

- Annotation Types Summary
  Annotation Type | Description
  --- | ---
  Component | Indicates that an annotated class is a "component".
  Controller | Indicates that an annotated class is a "Controller" (e.g.
  Repository | Indicates that an annotated class is a "Repository", originally defined by Domain-Driven Design (Evans, 2003) as "a mechanism for encapsulating storage, retrieval, and search behavior which emulates a collection of objects".
  Service | Indicates that an annotated class is a "Service", originally defined by Domain-Driven Design (Evans, 2003) as "an operation offered as an interface that stands alone in the model, with no encapsulated state."

## Package org.springframework.stereotype Description

Annotations denoting the roles of types or methods in the overall architecture (at a conceptual, rather than implementation, level).

Intended for use by tools and aspects (making an ideal target for pointcuts).