org.springframework.aop.support
Class AbstractExpressionPointcut

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.aop.support.AbstractExpressionPointcut

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Pointcut, ExpressionPointcut

Direct Known Subclasses:

AspectJExpressionPointcut

public abstract class AbstractExpressionPointcut
extends Object
implements ExpressionPointcut, Serializable

Abstract superclass for expression pointcuts, offering location and expression properties.

Since:

2.0

Author:

Rod Johnson, Rob Harrop

See Also:

setLocation(java.lang.String), setExpression(java.lang.String), Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.aop.Pointcut

TRUE

Constructor Summary

AbstractExpressionPointcut()

Method Summary

String	getExpression() Return this pointcut's expression.
String	getLocation() Return location information about the pointcut expression if available.
protected void	onSetExpression(String expression) Called when a new pointcut expression is set.
void	setExpression(String expression)
void	setLocation(String location) Set the location for debugging.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.aop.Pointcut

getClassFilter, getMethodMatcher

Constructor Detail

AbstractExpressionPointcut

public AbstractExpressionPointcut()

Method Detail

setLocation

public void setLocation(String location)

Set the location for debugging.

getLocation

public String getLocation()

Return location information about the pointcut expression if available. This is useful in debugging.

Returns:

location information as a human-readable String, or null if none is available

setExpression

public void setExpression(String expression)

onSetExpression

protected void onSetExpression(String expression)
                        throws IllegalArgumentException

Called when a new pointcut expression is set. The expression should be parsed at this point if possible.

This implementation is empty.

Parameters:

expression - expression to set

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the expression is invalid

See Also:

setExpression(java.lang.String)

getExpression

public String getExpression()

Return this pointcut's expression.

Specified by:

getExpression in interface ExpressionPointcut