Package org.springframework.core.type.filter

Interface TypeFilter

All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractClassTestingTypeFilter, AbstractTypeHierarchyTraversingFilter, AnnotationTypeFilter, AspectJTypeFilter, AssignableTypeFilter, RegexPatternTypeFilter
Functional Interface:
This is a functional interface and can therefore be used as the assignment target for a lambda expression or method reference.
@FunctionalInterface public interface TypeFilter
Base interface for type filters using a MetadataReader.
Since:
2.5
Author:
Costin Leau, Juergen Hoeller, Mark Fisher

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    boolean
    match(MetadataReader metadataReader, MetadataReaderFactory metadataReaderFactory)
    Determine whether this filter matches for the class described by the given metadata.

  • Method Details

    • match

      boolean match(MetadataReader metadataReader, MetadataReaderFactory metadataReaderFactory) throws IOException
      Determine whether this filter matches for the class described by the given metadata.
      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