org.springframework.aop
Interface TargetSource

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractBeanFactoryBasedTargetSource, EmptyTargetSource, HotSwappableTargetSource, JndiObjectTargetSource, SingletonTargetSource

public interface TargetSource

A TargetSource is used to obtain the current "target" of an AOP invocation, which will be invoked via reflection if no around advice chooses to end the interceptor chain itself.

If a TargetSource is "static", it will always return the same target, allowing optimizations in the AOP framework. Dynamic target sources can support pooling, hot swapping, etc.

Application developers don't usually need to work with TargetSources directly: This is an AOP framework interface.

Author:

Rod Johnson

Method Summary

Object	getTarget() Return a target instance.
Class	getTargetClass() Return the type of targets returned by this TargetSource.
boolean	isStatic() Will all calls to getTarget() return the same object?
void	releaseTarget(Object target) Release the given target object obtained from the getTarget() method.

Method Detail

getTargetClass

public Class getTargetClass()

Return the type of targets returned by this TargetSource. Can return null, although certain usages of a TargetSource might just work with a predetermined target class.

isStatic

public boolean isStatic()

Will all calls to getTarget() return the same object? In that case, there will be no need to invoke releaseTarget, and the AOP framework can cache the return value of getTarget().

Returns:

whether the target is immutable

See Also:

getTarget()

getTarget

public Object getTarget()
                 throws Exception

Return a target instance. Invoked immediately before the AOP framework calls the "target" of an AOP method invocation.

Returns:

the target object, whicch contains the joinpoint

Throws:

Exception - if the target object can't be resolved

releaseTarget

public void releaseTarget(Object target)
                   throws Exception

Release the given target object obtained from the getTarget() method.

Parameters:

target - object obtained from a call to getTarget()

Throws:

Exception - if the object can't be released

See Also:

getTarget()