Alternative
Date: 2015-09-11

javax.enterprise.inject

## Annotation Type Alternative

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

  Specifies that a bean is an alternative. May be applied to a bean class, producer method or field or stereotype.

       @Alternative
       public class MockOrder extends Order { ... }

  An alternative is not available for injection, lookup or EL resolution to classes or JSP/JSF pages in a module unless the module is a bean archive and the alternative is explicitly selected in that bean archive. An alternative is never available for injection, lookup or EL resolution in a module that is not a bean archive.

  By default, a bean archive has no selected alternatives. An alternative must be explicitly declared using the `<alternatives>` element of the `beans.xml` file of the bean archive. The `<alternatives>` element contains a list of bean classes and stereotypes. An alternative is selected for the bean archive if either:

  - the alternative is a managed bean or session bean and the bean class of the bean is listed,
  - the alternative is a producer method, field or resource, and the bean class that declares the method or field is listed, or
  - any `@Alternative` stereotype of the alternative is listed.