s">public @interface </span><span class="element-name type-name-label">Qualifier</span></div>
<div class="block">Identifies qualifier annotations. Anyone can define a new qualifier. A
 qualifier annotation:

 <ul>
   <li>is annotated with <code>@Qualifier</code>, <code>@Retention(RUNTIME)</code>,
      and typically <code>@Documented</code>.</li>
   <li>can have attributes.</li>
   <li>may be part of the public API, much like the dependency type, but
      unlike implementation types which needn't be part o