@Version("1.5")

Package org.osgi.service.component

Service Component Package Version 1.5.

Bundles wishing to use this package must list the package in the Import-Package header of the bundle's manifest. This package has two types of users: the consumers that use the API in this package and the providers that implement the API in this package.

Example import for consumers using the API in this package:

Import-Package: org.osgi.service.component; version="[1.5,2.0)"

Example import for providers implementing the API in this package:

Import-Package: org.osgi.service.component; version="[1.5,1.6)"

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
ComponentConstants	Defines standard names for Service Component constants.
ComponentContext	A Component Context object is used by a component instance to interact with its execution context including locating services by reference name.
ComponentFactory<S>	When a component is declared with the factory attribute on its component element, Service Component Runtime will register a Component Factory service to allow new component configurations to be created and activated rather than automatically creating and activating component configuration as necessary.
ComponentInstance<S>	A ComponentInstance encapsulates a component instance of an activated component configuration.
ComponentServiceObjects<S>	Allows multiple service objects for a service to be obtained.

Class Summary

Class	Description
AnyService	A marker type whose name is used in the interface attribute of a reference element in a component description to indicate that the type of the service for a reference is not specified and can thus be any service type.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
ComponentException	Unchecked exception which may be thrown by Service Component Runtime.