org.springframework.core.type.filter
Class AbstractClassTestingTypeFilter

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.core.type.filter.AbstractClassTestingTypeFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:

TypeFilter

Direct Known Subclasses:

RegexPatternTypeFilter

public abstract class AbstractClassTestingTypeFilter
extends Object
implements TypeFilter

Type filter that exposes a ClassMetadata object to subclasses, for class testing purposes.

Since:

2.5

Author:

Rod Johnson, Costin Leau, Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

match(org.springframework.core.type.ClassMetadata)

Constructor Summary

AbstractClassTestingTypeFilter()

Method Summary

protected abstract boolean	match(ClassMetadata metadata) Determine a match based on the given ClassMetadata object.
boolean	match(MetadataReader metadataReader, MetadataReaderFactory metadataReaderFactory) Determine whether this filter matches for the class described by the given metadata.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

AbstractClassTestingTypeFilter

public AbstractClassTestingTypeFilter()

Method Detail

match

public final boolean match(MetadataReader metadataReader,
                           MetadataReaderFactory metadataReaderFactory)
                    throws IOException

Description copied from interface: TypeFilter

Determine whether this filter matches for the class described by the given metadata.

Specified by:

match in interface TypeFilter

Parameters:

metadataReader - the metadata reader for the target class

metadataReaderFactory - a factory for obtaining metadata readers for other classes (such as superclasses and interfaces)

Returns:

whether this filter matches

Throws:

IOException - in case of I/O failure when reading metadata

match

protected abstract boolean match(ClassMetadata metadata)

Determine a match based on the given ClassMetadata object.

Parameters:

metadata - the ClassMetadata object

Returns:

whether this filter matches on the specified type