@Primary not marked as inherited anymore

Issue: SPR-14780

spring-context/src/main/java/org/springframework/context/annotation/Primary.java

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright 2002-2011 the original author or authors.
+ * Copyright 2002-2016 the original author or authors.
  *
  * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
  * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -18,26 +18,26 @@ package org.springframework.context.annotation;
 
 import java.lang.annotation.Documented;
 import java.lang.annotation.ElementType;
-import java.lang.annotation.Inherited;
 import java.lang.annotation.Retention;
 import java.lang.annotation.RetentionPolicy;
 import java.lang.annotation.Target;
 
 /**
  * Indicates that a bean should be given preference when multiple candidates
- * are qualified to autowire a single-valued dependency. If exactly one 'primary'
+ * are qualified to autowire a single-valued dependency. If exactly one
- * bean exists among the candidates, it will be the autowired value. This annotation
+ * 'primary' bean exists among the candidates, it will be the autowired value.
- * is semantically equivalent to the {@code <bean>} element's {@code primary} attribute
- * in Spring XML.
  *
- * <p>May be used on any class directly or indirectly annotated with @{@link
+ * <p>This annotation is semantically equivalent to the {@code <bean>} element's
- * org.springframework.stereotype.Component Component} or on methods annotated
+ * {@code primary} attribute in Spring XML.
- * with @{@link Bean}.
+ *
+ * <p>May be used on any class directly or indirectly annotated with
+ * {@code @Component} or on methods annotated with @{@link Bean}.
  *
  * <h2>Example</h2>
  * <pre class="code">
  * &#064;Component
  * public class FooService {
+ *
  *     private FooRepository fooRepository;
  *
  *     &#064;Autowired
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  *
  * &#064;Component
  * public class JdbcFooRepository {
+ *
  *     public JdbcFooService(DataSource dataSource) {
  *         // ...
  *     }
@@ -56,23 +57,25 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  * &#064;Primary
  * &#064;Component
  * public class HibernateFooRepository {
+ *
  *     public HibernateFooService(SessionFactory sessionFactory) {
  *         // ...
  *     }
  * }
  * </pre>
  *
- * <p>Because {@code HibernateFooRepository} is marked with {@code @Primary}, it will
+ * <p>Because {@code HibernateFooRepository} is marked with {@code @Primary},
- * be injected preferentially over the jdbc-based variant assuming both are present as
+ * it will be injected preferentially over the jdbc-based variant assuming both
- * beans within the same Spring application context, which is often the case when
+ * are present as beans within the same Spring application context, which is
- * component-scanning is applied liberally.
+ * often the case when component-scanning is applied liberally.
  *
  * <p>Note that using {@code @Primary} at the class level has no effect unless
- * component-scanning is being used. If a {@code @Primary}-annotated class is declared via
+ * component-scanning is being used. If a {@code @Primary}-annotated class is
- * XML, {@code @Primary} annotation metadata is ignored, and
+ * declared via XML, {@code @Primary} annotation metadata is ignored, and
  * {@code <bean primary="true|false"/>} is respected instead.
  *
  * @author Chris Beams
+ * @author Juergen Hoeller
  * @since 3.0
  * @see Lazy
  * @see Bean
@@ -81,7 +84,6 @@ import java.lang.annotation.Target;
  */
 @Target({ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.METHOD})
 @Retention(RetentionPolicy.RUNTIME)
-@Inherited
 @Documented
 public @interface Primary {