org.springframework.core.annotation

Class OrderUtils

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.core.annotation.OrderUtils

public abstract class OrderUtils
extends java.lang.Object

General utility for determining the order of an object based on its type declaration. Handles Spring's Order annotation as well as javax.annotation.Priority.

Since:

4.1

Author:

Stephane Nicoll, Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

Order, javax.annotation.Priority

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
private static java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation>	priorityAnnotationType

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
OrderUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static java.lang.Integer	getOrder(java.lang.Class<?> type) Return the order on the specified type.
static java.lang.Integer	getOrder(java.lang.Class<?> type, java.lang.Integer defaultOrder) Return the order on the specified type, or the specified default value if none can be found.
static java.lang.Integer	getPriority(java.lang.Class<?> type) Return the value of the javax.annotation.Priority annotation declared on the specified type, or null if none.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Field Detail

priorityAnnotationType

private static java.lang.Class<? extends java.lang.annotation.Annotation> priorityAnnotationType

Constructor Detail

OrderUtils

public OrderUtils()

Method Detail

getOrder

public static java.lang.Integer getOrder(java.lang.Class<?> type)

Return the order on the specified type.

Takes care of @Order and @javax.annotation.Priority.

Parameters:

type - the type to handle

Returns:

the order value, or null if none can be found

See Also:

getPriority(Class)

getOrder

public static java.lang.Integer getOrder(java.lang.Class<?> type,
                                         java.lang.Integer defaultOrder)

Return the order on the specified type, or the specified default value if none can be found.

Takes care of @Order and @javax.annotation.Priority.

Parameters:

type - the type to handle

Returns:

the priority value, or the specified default order if none can be found

See Also:

getPriority(Class)

getPriority

public static java.lang.Integer getPriority(java.lang.Class<?> type)

Return the value of the javax.annotation.Priority annotation declared on the specified type, or null if none.

Parameters:

type - the type to handle

Returns:

the priority value if the annotation is declared, or null if none