Package org.springframework.core.type.filter

Class AssignableTypeFilter

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.core.type.filter.AbstractTypeHierarchyTraversingFilter

org.springframework.core.type.filter.AssignableTypeFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

TypeFilter

public class AssignableTypeFilter
extends AbstractTypeHierarchyTraversingFilter

A simple filter which matches classes that are assignable to a given type.

Since:

2.5

Author:

Rod Johnson, Mark Fisher, Ramnivas Laddad

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.springframework.core.type.filter.AbstractTypeHierarchyTraversingFilter

logger

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
AssignableTypeFilter(Class<?> targetType)	Create a new AssignableTypeFilter for the given type.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
final Class<?>	getTargetType()	Return the type that this instance is using to filter candidates.
protected boolean	matchClassName(String className)	Override this to match on type name.
protected Boolean	matchInterface(String interfaceName)	Override this to match on interface type name.
protected Boolean	matchSuperClass(String superClassName)	Override this to match on supertype name.
protected Boolean	matchTargetType(String typeName)

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.core.type.filter.AbstractTypeHierarchyTraversingFilter

match, matchSelf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Details

AssignableTypeFilter

public AssignableTypeFilter(Class<?> targetType)

Create a new AssignableTypeFilter for the given type.

Parameters:

targetType - the type to match

Method Details

getTargetType

public final Class<?> getTargetType()

Return the type that this instance is using to filter candidates.

Since:

5.0

matchClassName

protected boolean matchClassName(String className)

Description copied from class: AbstractTypeHierarchyTraversingFilter

Override this to match on type name.

Overrides:

matchClassName in class AbstractTypeHierarchyTraversingFilter

matchSuperClass

@Nullable
protected Boolean matchSuperClass(String superClassName)

Description copied from class: AbstractTypeHierarchyTraversingFilter

Override this to match on supertype name.

Overrides:

matchSuperClass in class AbstractTypeHierarchyTraversingFilter

matchInterface

@Nullable
protected Boolean matchInterface(String interfaceName)

Description copied from class: AbstractTypeHierarchyTraversingFilter

Override this to match on interface type name.

Overrides:

matchInterface in class AbstractTypeHierarchyTraversingFilter

matchTargetType

@Nullable
protected Boolean matchTargetType(String typeName)