com.google.auto.service

Annotation Type AutoService

@Documented
 @Retention(value=SOURCE)
 @Target(value=TYPE)
public @interface AutoService

An annotation for service providers as described in ServiceLoader. The annotation processor generates the configuration files that allow the annotated class to be loaded with ServiceLoader.load(Class).

The annotated class must conform to the service provider specification. Specifically, it must:

• be a non-inner, non-anonymous, concrete class
• have a publicly accessible no-arg constructor
• implement the interface type returned by value()

Required Element Summary

Required Elements

Modifier and Type	Required Element and Description
java.lang.Class<?>[]	value Returns the interfaces implemented by this service provider.

Element Detail

value

public abstract java.lang.Class<?>[] value

Returns the interfaces implemented by this service provider.