org.springframework.core.type.filter
Class AspectJTypeFilter

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

All Implemented Interfaces:

TypeFilter

public class AspectJTypeFilter
extends Object
implements TypeFilter

Type filter that uses AspectJ type pattern for matching.

A critical implementation details of this type filter is that it does not load the class being examined to match with a type pattern.

Since:

2.5

Author:

Ramnivas Laddad, Juergen Hoeller

Constructor Summary

AspectJTypeFilter(String typePatternExpression, ClassLoader classLoader)

Method Summary

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

AspectJTypeFilter

public AspectJTypeFilter(String typePatternExpression,
                         ClassLoader classLoader)

Method Detail

match

public 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