javax.inject

Annotation Type Inject

@Documented
 @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
 @Target(value={CONSTRUCTOR,FIELD,METHOD})
public @interface Inject

Designates fields, methods and constructors as injectable. Injectable can have any access qualifier (private, package-private, protected or public). It applies to static or instance members. The order of resolving injectable is as following:

Constructors Fields Methods When resolving injectable super classes are resolved first.

Example: injecting a servlet

 package example;

 import javax.servlet.*;
 import java.io.*;
 import javax.inject.*;

 public class MyServlet extends GenericServlet {
    @Inject MyBean _bean;

   public void service(ServletRequest req, ServletResponse res)
     throws IOException
   {
     PrintWriter out = res.getWriter();

     out.println("my-bean: " + _bean);
   }
 }