aces/bean/ApplicationScoped.html" title="annotation in javax.faces.bean"><code>ApplicationScoped</code></a>, or <a href="../../../javax/faces/bean/CustomScoped.html" title="annotation in javax.faces.bean"><code>CustomScoped</code></a>
 annotations. If the scope annotations are omitted, the bean must be handled
 as if the <a href="../../../javax/faces/bean/RequestScoped.html" title="annotation in javax.faces.bean"><code>RequestScoped</code></a> annotation is present.</p>

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 If the value of the <a href=".