org.springframework.expression
Interface MethodResolver

All Known Implementing Classes:

ReflectiveMethodResolver

public interface MethodResolver

A method resolver attempts locate a method and returns a command executor that can be used to invoke that method. The command executor will be cached but if it 'goes stale' the resolvers will be called again.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Andy Clement

Method Summary

MethodExecutor

resolve(EvaluationContext context, java.lang.Object targetObject, java.lang.String name, java.util.List<TypeDescriptor> argumentTypes) Within the supplied context determine a suitable method on the supplied object that can handle the specified arguments.

Method Detail

resolve

MethodExecutor resolve(EvaluationContext context,
                       java.lang.Object targetObject,
                       java.lang.String name,
                       java.util.List<TypeDescriptor> argumentTypes)
                       throws AccessException

Within the supplied context determine a suitable method on the supplied object that can handle the specified arguments. Return a MethodExecutor that can be used to invoke that method (or null if no method could be found).

Parameters:

context - the current evaluation context

targetObject - the object upon which the method is being called

argumentTypes - the arguments that the constructor must be able to handle

Returns:

a MethodExecutor that can invoke the method, or null if the method cannot be found

Throws:

AccessException