TARGET: Java Common Annotations and APIs Specification Version 1.1 (WD 26 September 2007)

DESCRIPTION: The current Reference and Property annotation are defined in sections 8.13 and 8.14 as :

@Target({METHOD, FIELD, PARAMETER}) @Retention(RUNTIME) public @interface Reference {

@Target({METHOD, FIELD, PARAMETER}) @Retention(RUNTIME) public @interface Property {

I.e. there is a possibility to define those annotations on parameter. However the text description doesn't allow that feature and mentions only field \ setter method injection :

"The @Property annotation type is used to annotate a Java class field or a setter method that is used to inject an SCA property value. "

"The @Reference annotation type is used to annotate a Java class field or a setter method that is used to inject a service that resolves the reference."

PROPOSAL: Drop the possibility of defining those annotations on parameters.