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014
015package org.apache.tapestry.spec;
016
017/**
018 * Defines the different types of bindings possible for a component. These are used in the
019 * {@link IBindingSpecification} and ultimately used to create an instance of
020 * {@link org.apache.tapestry.IBinding}.
021 * 
022 * @author Howard Lewis Ship
023 */
024
025public final class BindingType
026{
027    /**
028     * Indicates that the binding value is a prefixed locator, ready for use with
029     * {@link org.apache.tapestry.binding.BindingSource}.
030     */
031
032    public static final BindingType PREFIXED = new BindingType("PREFIXED");
033
034    public static final BindingType INHERITED = new BindingType("INHERITED");
035
036    private final String _name;
037
038    private BindingType(String name)
039    {
040        _name = name;
041    }
042
043    public String toString()
044    {
045        return "BindingType[" + _name + "]";
046    }
047}