org.springframework.aop.support.annotation
Class AnnotationClassFilter

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.aop.support.annotation.AnnotationClassFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

ClassFilter

public class AnnotationClassFilter
extends java.lang.Object
implements ClassFilter

Simple ClassFilter that looks for a specific Java 5 annotation being present on a class.

Since:

2.0

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

AnnotationMatchingPointcut

Field Summary

private java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation>	annotationType
private boolean	checkInherited

Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.aop.ClassFilter

TRUE

Constructor Summary

AnnotationClassFilter(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotationType)
Create a new AnnotationClassFilter for the given annotation type.

AnnotationClassFilter(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotationType, boolean checkInherited)
Create a new AnnotationClassFilter for the given annotation type.

Method Summary

boolean

matches(java.lang.Class clazz) Should the pointcut apply to the given interface or target class?

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

annotationType

private final java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotationType

checkInherited

private final boolean checkInherited

Constructor Detail

AnnotationClassFilter

public AnnotationClassFilter(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotationType)

Create a new AnnotationClassFilter for the given annotation type.

Parameters:

annotationType - the annotation type to look for

AnnotationClassFilter

public AnnotationClassFilter(java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotationType,
                             boolean checkInherited)

Create a new AnnotationClassFilter for the given annotation type.

Parameters:

annotationType - the annotation type to look for

checkInherited - whether to explicitly check the superclasses and interfaces for the annotation type as well (even if the annotation type is not marked as inherited itself)

Method Detail

matches

public boolean matches(java.lang.Class clazz)

Description copied from interface: ClassFilter

Should the pointcut apply to the given interface or target class?

Specified by:

matches in interface ClassFilter

Parameters:

clazz - the candidate target class

Returns:

whether the advice should apply to the given target class