org.springframework.core.type
Interface MethodMetadata

All Known Implementing Classes:

StandardMethodMetadata

public interface MethodMetadata

Interface that defines abstract access to the annotations of a specific class, in a form that does not require that class to be loaded yet.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Juergen Hoeller, Mark Pollack, Chris Beams

See Also:

StandardMethodMetadata, AnnotationMetadata.getAnnotatedMethods(java.lang.String)

Method Summary

Map<String,Object>	getAnnotationAttributes(String annotationType) Retrieve the attributes of the annotation of the given type, if any (i.e.
String	getDeclaringClassName() Return the fully-qualified name of the class that declares this method.
String	getMethodName() Return the name of the method.
boolean	isAnnotated(String annotationType) Determine whether the underlying method has an annotation or meta-annotation of the given type defined.
boolean	isFinal() Return whether the underlying method is marked as 'final'.
boolean	isOverridable() Return whether the underlying method is overridable, i.e.
boolean	isStatic() Return whether the underlying method is declared as 'static'.

Method Detail

getMethodName

String getMethodName()

Return the name of the method.

getDeclaringClassName

String getDeclaringClassName()

Return the fully-qualified name of the class that declares this method.

isStatic

boolean isStatic()

Return whether the underlying method is declared as 'static'.

isFinal

boolean isFinal()

Return whether the underlying method is marked as 'final'.

isOverridable

boolean isOverridable()

Return whether the underlying method is overridable, i.e. not marked as static, final or private.

isAnnotated

boolean isAnnotated(String annotationType)

Determine whether the underlying method has an annotation or meta-annotation of the given type defined.

Parameters:

annotationType - the annotation type to look for

Returns:

whether a matching annotation is defined

getAnnotationAttributes

Map<String,Object> getAnnotationAttributes(String annotationType)

Retrieve the attributes of the annotation of the given type, if any (i.e. if defined on the underlying method, as direct annotation or as meta-annotation).

Parameters:

annotationType - the annotation type to look for

Returns:

a Map of attributes, with the attribute name as key (e.g. "value") and the defined attribute value as Map value. This return value will be null if no matching annotation is defined.