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

private java.lang.Class

targetType

Constructor Summary

AssignableTypeFilter(java.lang.Class targetType)
Create a new AssignableTypeFilter for the given type.

Method Summary

protected boolean	matchClassName(java.lang.String className) Override this to match on type name.
protected java.lang.Boolean	matchInterface(java.lang.String interfaceName) Override this to match on interface type name.
protected java.lang.Boolean	matchSuperClass(java.lang.String superClassName) Override this to match on super type name.
protected java.lang.Boolean	matchTargetType(java.lang.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

Field Detail

targetType

private final java.lang.Class targetType

Constructor Detail

AssignableTypeFilter

public AssignableTypeFilter(java.lang.Class targetType)

Create a new AssignableTypeFilter for the given type.

Parameters:

targetType - the type to match

Method Detail

matchClassName

protected boolean matchClassName(java.lang.String className)

Description copied from class: AbstractTypeHierarchyTraversingFilter

Override this to match on type name.

Overrides:

matchClassName in class AbstractTypeHierarchyTraversingFilter

matchSuperClass

protected java.lang.Boolean matchSuperClass(java.lang.String superClassName)

Description copied from class: AbstractTypeHierarchyTraversingFilter

Override this to match on super type name.

Overrides:

matchSuperClass in class AbstractTypeHierarchyTraversingFilter

matchInterface

protected java.lang.Boolean matchInterface(java.lang.String interfaceName)

Description copied from class: AbstractTypeHierarchyTraversingFilter

Override this to match on interface type name.

Overrides:

matchInterface in class AbstractTypeHierarchyTraversingFilter

matchTargetType

protected java.lang.Boolean matchTargetType(java.lang.String typeName)