Created https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/TUSCANY-2266 .
++Vamsi On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 10:04 AM, Vamsavardhana Reddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Issue raised in OASIS SCA Java TC. See [1]. > > [1] > http://www.oasis-open.org/apps/org/workgroup/sca-j/email/archives/200804/msg00041.html > > ++Vamsi > > > On Mon, Apr 7, 2008 at 12:26 AM, Vamsavardhana Reddy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > PART-1: > > The Java Annotations&APIs specification Lines 1407, 1408, 1409, 1410 ... > > > > * References may also be injected via public setter methods even > > when the > > * "@Reference" annotation is not present. However, the "@Reference" > > > > * annotation must be used in order to inject a reference onto a non > > public > > * field. In the case where there is no "@Reference" annotation, the > > name of > > * the reference is the same as the name of the field or setter. > > > > This means a reference can not be injected onto a protected field > > without an @Reference annotation. > > > > PART-2: > > Java Component Implementation Specification - Section 1.2.7 line 358 to > > 365: > > 358 1.2.7. Semantics of an Unannotated Implementation > > 359 The section defines the rules for determining properties and > > references for a Java component > > 360 implementation that does not explicitly declare them using > > @Reference or @Property. > > 361 In the absence of @Property and @Reference annotations, the > > properties and references of a class are > > 362 defined according to the following rules: > > 363 1. Public setter methods that are not included in any interface > > specified by an @Service annotation. > > 364 2. Protected setter methods > > 365 3. Public or protected fields unless there is a public or protected > > setter method for the same name > > > > This means a protected field could end up as a reference in an > > unannotated implementation. But from PART-1 above, a reference can not be > > injected unless an @Reference annotation is present on a protected field!!! > > How will a protected field computed as a reference for an unannotated > > implementation get its value set? > > > > What am I missing? > > > > ++Vamsi > > > >
