Package org.springframework.binding.method

Class Parameter

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.binding.method.Parameter

public class Parameter
extends Object

A named method parameter. Each parameter has an identifying name and is of a specified type (class).

Author:

Keith Donald

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
Parameter(Class<?> type, Expression name)	Create a new named parameter definition.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
boolean	equals(Object obj)
Object	evaluateArgument(Object argumentSource)	Evaluate this method parameter against the provided argument source, returning a single method argument value.
Expression	getName()	Returns the parameter name.
Class<?>	getType()	Returns the parameter type.
int	hashCode()
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

Parameter

public Parameter(Class<?> type,
 Expression name)

Create a new named parameter definition. Named parameters are capable of resolving parameter values (arguments) from argument sources.

Parameters:

type - the parameter type, may be null

name - the name the method argument expression (required)

Method Details

getType

public Class<?> getType()

Returns the parameter type. Could be null if no parameter type was specified.

getName

public Expression getName()

Returns the parameter name.

evaluateArgument

public Object evaluateArgument(Object argumentSource)

Evaluate this method parameter against the provided argument source, returning a single method argument value.

Parameters:

argumentSource - the method argument source

Returns:

the method argument value

equals

public boolean equals(Object obj)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object