ternal-link">Annotation</a>&gt;&nbsp;scopeAnnotation)</span></div>
<div class="block">Sets the scope of this synthetic bean to given scope type.
 <p>
 If not called, and if no stereotype is added that defines a scope,
 this synthetic bean will be <code>@Dependent</code>.</div>
<dl class="notes">
<dt>Parameters:</dt>
<dd><code>scopeAnnotation</code> - the scope type, must not be <code>null</code></dd>
<dt>Returns:</dt>
<dd>this <code>SyntheticBeanBuilder</code></dd>
<dt>Throws:</dt>
<dd><code><a href="https: