org.springframework.web.method

Class HandlerMethod

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.web.method.HandlerMethod

Direct Known Subclasses:

InvocableHandlerMethod

public class HandlerMethod
extends Object

Encapsulates information about a handler method consisting of a method and a bean. Provides convenient access to method parameters, the method return value, method annotations, etc.

The class may be created with a bean instance or with a bean name (e.g. lazy-init bean, prototype bean). Use createWithResolvedBean() to obtain a HandlerMethod instance with a bean instance resolved through the associated BeanFactory.

Since:

3.1

Author:

Arjen Poutsma, Rossen Stoyanchev, Juergen Hoeller, Sam Brannen

Nested Class Summary

Nested Classes

Modifier and Type	Class and Description
protected class	HandlerMethod.HandlerMethodParameter A MethodParameter with HandlerMethod-specific behavior.

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected Log	logger Logger that is available to subclasses

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
protected	HandlerMethod(HandlerMethod handlerMethod) Copy constructor for use in subclasses.
	HandlerMethod(Object bean, Method method) Create an instance from a bean instance and a method.
	HandlerMethod(Object bean, String methodName, Class<?>... parameterTypes) Create an instance from a bean instance, method name, and parameter types.
	HandlerMethod(String beanName, BeanFactory beanFactory, Method method) Create an instance from a bean name, a method, and a BeanFactory.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
HandlerMethod	createWithResolvedBean() If the provided instance contains a bean name rather than an object instance, the bean name is resolved before a HandlerMethod is created and returned.
boolean	equals(Object other)
Object	getBean() Returns the bean for this handler method.
Class<?>	getBeanType() This method returns the type of the handler for this handler method.
protected Method	getBridgedMethod() If the bean method is a bridge method, this method returns the bridged (user-defined) method.
Method	getMethod() Returns the method for this handler method.
<A extends Annotation> A	getMethodAnnotation(Class<A> annotationType) Returns a single annotation on the underlying method traversing its super methods if no annotation can be found on the given method itself.
MethodParameter[]	getMethodParameters() Returns the method parameters for this handler method.
HandlerMethod	getResolvedFromHandlerMethod() Return the HandlerMethod from which this HandlerMethod instance was resolved via createWithResolvedBean().
MethodParameter	getReturnType() Return the HandlerMethod return type.
MethodParameter	getReturnValueType(Object returnValue) Return the actual return value type.
int	hashCode()
boolean	isVoid() Returns true if the method return type is void, false otherwise.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

logger

protected final Log logger

Logger that is available to subclasses

Constructor Detail

HandlerMethod

public HandlerMethod(Object bean,
                     Method method)

Create an instance from a bean instance and a method.

HandlerMethod

public HandlerMethod(Object bean,
                     String methodName,
                     Class<?>... parameterTypes)
              throws NoSuchMethodException

Create an instance from a bean instance, method name, and parameter types.

Throws:

NoSuchMethodException - when the method cannot be found

HandlerMethod

public HandlerMethod(String beanName,
                     BeanFactory beanFactory,
                     Method method)

Create an instance from a bean name, a method, and a BeanFactory. The method createWithResolvedBean() may be used later to re-create the HandlerMethod with an initialized bean.

HandlerMethod

protected HandlerMethod(HandlerMethod handlerMethod)

Copy constructor for use in subclasses.

Method Detail

getBean

public Object getBean()

Returns the bean for this handler method.

getMethod

public Method getMethod()

Returns the method for this handler method.

getBeanType

public Class<?> getBeanType()

This method returns the type of the handler for this handler method.

Note that if the bean type is a CGLIB-generated class, the original user-defined class is returned.

getBridgedMethod

protected Method getBridgedMethod()

If the bean method is a bridge method, this method returns the bridged (user-defined) method. Otherwise it returns the same method as getMethod().

getMethodParameters

public MethodParameter[] getMethodParameters()

Returns the method parameters for this handler method.

getResolvedFromHandlerMethod

public HandlerMethod getResolvedFromHandlerMethod()

Return the HandlerMethod from which this HandlerMethod instance was resolved via createWithResolvedBean().

getReturnType

public MethodParameter getReturnType()

Return the HandlerMethod return type.

getReturnValueType

public MethodParameter getReturnValueType(Object returnValue)

Return the actual return value type.

isVoid

public boolean isVoid()

Returns true if the method return type is void, false otherwise.

getMethodAnnotation

public <A extends Annotation> A getMethodAnnotation(Class<A> annotationType)

Returns a single annotation on the underlying method traversing its super methods if no annotation can be found on the given method itself.

Also supports merged composed annotations with attribute overrides as of Spring Framework 4.2.2.

Parameters:

annotationType - the type of annotation to introspect the method for.

Returns:

the annotation, or null if none found

See Also:

AnnotatedElementUtils.findMergedAnnotation(java.lang.reflect.AnnotatedElement, java.lang.Class<A>)

createWithResolvedBean

public HandlerMethod createWithResolvedBean()

If the provided instance contains a bean name rather than an object instance, the bean name is resolved before a HandlerMethod is created and returned.

equals

public boolean equals(Object other)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object