Produces
Date: 2015-09-11

javax.enterprise.inject

## Annotation Type Produces

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

  Identifies a producer method or field. May be applied to a method or field of a bean class.

  A producer method must be a non-abstract method of a managed bean class or session bean class. A producer method may be either static or non-static. If the bean is a session bean, the producer method must be either a business method of the EJB or a static method of the bean class.

       public class Shop {
          @Produces @ApplicationScoped
          @Catalog @Named("catalog")
          List<Product> getProducts() { ... }
          ...
       }

  A producer field must be a field of a managed bean class or session bean class. A producer field may be either static or non-static. If the bean is a session bean, the producer field must be a static field of the bean class.

       public class Shop {
          @Produces @ApplicationScoped
          @Catalog @Named("catalog")
          List<Product> products = ...;
          ...
       }

  If a producer method sometimes returns a null value, or if a producer field sometimes contains a null value when accessed, then the producer method or field must have scope `@Dependent`.

  A producer method return type or producer field type may not be a type variable.

  If the producer method return type or producer field type is a parameterized type, it must specify an actual type parameter or type variable for each type parameter.

  If the producer method return type or producer field type is a parameterized type with a type variable, it must have scope `@Dependent`.

  A bean may declare multiple producer methods or fields.

  Producer methods and fields are not inherited by bean subclasses.

  Interceptors and decorators may not declare producer methods or fields.

  See Also:
    `@Disposes`