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package org.osgi.service.blueprint.reflect;

/**
 * A value which represents the name of another component in the module context.
 * The name itself will be injected, not the component that the name refers to.
 *
 */
public interface IdRefMetadata extends NonNullMetadata {
	/**
	 * The name of the referenced component.
	 * Defined in the <code>component</code> attribute.
	 *
	 */
	String getComponentId();
}
