org.springframework.core.annotation

Class MergedAnnotationSelectors.FirstDirectlyDeclared

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.core.annotation.MergedAnnotationSelectors.FirstDirectlyDeclared

All Implemented Interfaces:

MergedAnnotationSelector<java.lang.annotation.Annotation>

Enclosing class:

MergedAnnotationSelectors

private static class MergedAnnotationSelectors.FirstDirectlyDeclared
extends java.lang.Object
implements MergedAnnotationSelector<java.lang.annotation.Annotation>

MergedAnnotationSelector to select the first directly declared annotation.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Modifier	Constructor and Description
private	FirstDirectlyDeclared()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	isBestCandidate(MergedAnnotation<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotation) Determine if the existing annotation is known to be the best candidate and any subsequent selections may be skipped.
MergedAnnotation<java.lang.annotation.Annotation>	select(MergedAnnotation<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> existing, MergedAnnotation<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> candidate) Select the annotation that should be used.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

FirstDirectlyDeclared

private FirstDirectlyDeclared()

Method Detail

isBestCandidate

public boolean isBestCandidate(MergedAnnotation<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> annotation)

Description copied from interface: MergedAnnotationSelector

Determine if the existing annotation is known to be the best candidate and any subsequent selections may be skipped.

Specified by:

isBestCandidate in interface MergedAnnotationSelector<java.lang.annotation.Annotation>

Parameters:

annotation - the annotation to check

Returns:

true if the annotation is known to be the best candidate

select

public MergedAnnotation<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> select(MergedAnnotation<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> existing,
                                                                MergedAnnotation<java.lang.annotation.Annotation> candidate)

Description copied from interface: MergedAnnotationSelector

Select the annotation that should be used.

Specified by:

select in interface MergedAnnotationSelector<java.lang.annotation.Annotation>

Parameters:

existing - an existing annotation returned from an earlier result

candidate - a candidate annotation that may be better suited

Returns:

the most appropriate annotation from the existing or candidate