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## org.springframework.stereotype
Annotation Type Component

    @Target(value=TYPE)
    @Retention(value=RUNTIME)
    @Documented
    public @interface Component

Indicates that an annotated class is a "component". Such classes are considered as candidates for auto-detection when using annotation-based configuration and classpath scanning.

Other class-level annotations may be considered as identifying a component as well, typically a special kind of component: e.g. the `@Repository` annotation or AspectJ's `@Aspect` annotation.

Since:
  2.5
Author:
  Mark Fisher
See Also:
  `Repository`, `Service`, `Controller`, `ClassPathBeanDefinitionScanner`

Optional Element Summary
`String` `value` The value may indicate a suggestion for a logical component name, to be turned into a Spring bean in case of an autodetected component.

### value

    public abstract String value

  The value may indicate a suggestion for a logical component name, to be turned into a Spring bean in case of an autodetected component.

  Returns:
    the suggested component name, if any
  Default:
    ""

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