+1. Solder offers the same - https://github.com/seam/solder/blob/master/api/src/main/java/org/jboss/solder/reflection/AnnotationInstanceProvider.java
Solder also allows you to pass in a map of values. Does CODI have a "ComplexLiteral" that does this? On 18 Jan 2012, at 17:08, Gerhard Petracek wrote: > hi @ all, > > like DELTASPIKE-53 this ticket is also related to DELTASPIKE-45. for users > it might be useful to use: SimpleLiteral.of(MySimpleAnnotation.class) in > combination with the builder methods instead of implementing literals > manually (just for using them with the default values). > at [1] you can see the util we have in myfaces codi for it. if we agree on > it, i'll push this class. > > regards, > gerhard > > [1] http://s.apache.org/Ffp