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16 
17 package com.google.inject.multibindings;
18 
19 import static java.lang.annotation.ElementType.METHOD;
20 import static java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME;
21 
22 import com.google.inject.Module;
23 import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
24 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
25 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
26 
27 /**
28  * Annotates methods of a {@link Module} to add items to a {@link MapBinder}. The method's return
29  * type, binding annotation and additional key annotation determines what Map this will contribute
30  * to. For example,
31  *
32  * <pre>
33  * {@literal @}ProvidesIntoMap
34  * {@literal @}StringMapKey("Foo")
35  * {@literal @}Named("urls")
36  * Plugin provideFooUrl(FooManager fm) { return fm.getPlugin(); }
37  *
38  * {@literal @}ProvidesIntoMap
39  * {@literal @}StringMapKey("Bar")
40  * {@literal @}Named("urls")
41  * Plugin provideBarUrl(BarManager bm) { return bm.getPlugin(); }
42  * </pre>
43  *
44  * will add two items to the {@code @Named("urls") Map<String, Plugin>} map. The key 'Foo' will map
45  * to the provideFooUrl method, and the key 'Bar' will map to the provideBarUrl method. The values
46  * are bound as providers and will be evaluated at injection time.
47  *
48  * <p>Because the key is specified as an annotation, only Strings, Classes, enums, primitive types
49  * and annotation instances are supported as keys.
50  *
51  * @author sameb@google.com (Sam Berlin)
52  * @since 4.0
53  */
54 @Documented
55 @Target(METHOD)
56 @Retention(RUNTIME)
57 public @interface ProvidesIntoMap {}
58