to a set of target classes. If a 
deployment descriptor is supported, it may be used to define default interceptors and 
their relative ordering.</p>

<p>The <a href="../../jakarta/interceptor/ExcludeDefaultInterceptors.html" title="annotation in jakarta.interceptor"><code>ExcludeDefaultInterceptors</code></a> annotation may be used to 
exclude the invocation of default interceptors for a target class or method or constructor of a target class.</p>

<h3>Interceptor lifecycle</h3>

<p>The lifecycle of an int