This topic applies to WebSphere Application Server Liberty V8.5.5.9 and earlier. For the latest Liberty topics, see the WebSphere Application Server Liberty documentation.
Contexts and Dependency Injection 1.0
The Contexts and Dependency Injection specification makes it easier to integrate Java EE components of different types. It provides a common mechanism to inject component such as EJBs or Managed Beans into other components such as JSPs or other EJBs.
Enabling this feature
To enable the Contexts and Dependency Injection 1.0 feature, add the following element declaration inside the featureManager element in your
server.xml file:
<feature>cdi-1.0</feature>
Supported Java™ Versions
- JavaSE-1.6
- JavaSE-1.7
- JavaSE-1.8
Developing a feature that depends on this feature
If you are developing a feature that depends on the Contexts and Dependency Injection 1.0 feature, include the following item in the Subsystem-Content header in the feature manifest file for your new feature:
com.ibm.websphere.appserver.cdi-1.0; type="osgi.subsystem.feature"
Features that enable this feature
Standard API packages provided by this feature
- javax.decorator
- javax.enterprise.context
- javax.enterprise.context.spi
- javax.enterprise.event
- javax.enterprise.inject
- javax.enterprise.inject.spi
- javax.enterprise.util
- javax.inject
- javax.interceptor
Feature configuration elements
You can use the following elements in your server.xml file to configure the Contexts and Dependency Injection 1.0 feature: