org.springframework.core.type.classreading
Interface MetadataReaderFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

CachingMetadataReaderFactory, SimpleMetadataReaderFactory

public interface MetadataReaderFactory

Factory interface for MetadataReader instances. Allows for caching a MetadataReader per original resource.

Since:

2.5

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

SimpleMetadataReaderFactory, CachingMetadataReaderFactory

Method Summary

MetadataReader	getMetadataReader(Resource resource) Obtain a MetadataReader for the given resource.
MetadataReader	getMetadataReader(String className) Obtain a MetadataReader for the given class name.

Method Detail

getMetadataReader

MetadataReader getMetadataReader(String className)
                                 throws IOException

Obtain a MetadataReader for the given class name.

Parameters:

className - the class name (to be resolved to a ".class" file)

Returns:

a holder for the ClassReader instance (never null)

Throws:

IOException - in case of I/O failure

getMetadataReader

MetadataReader getMetadataReader(Resource resource)
                                 throws IOException

Obtain a MetadataReader for the given resource.

Parameters:

resource - the resource (pointing to a ".class" file)

Returns:

a holder for the ClassReader instance (never null)

Throws:

IOException - in case of I/O failure