Package org.springframework.context.annotation

Enum Class FilterType

java.lang.Object

java.lang.Enum<FilterType>

org.springframework.context.annotation.FilterType

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Comparable<FilterType>, Constable

public enum FilterType
extends Enum<FilterType>

Enumeration of the type filters that may be used in conjunction with @ComponentScan.

Since:

2.5

Author:

Mark Fisher, Juergen Hoeller, Chris Beams

See Also:

• ComponentScan
• ComponentScan.includeFilters()
• ComponentScan.excludeFilters()
• TypeFilter

Nested Class Summary

Nested classes/interfaces inherited from class java.lang.Enum

Enum.EnumDesc<E extends Enum<E>>

Enum Constant Summary

Enum Constants

Enum Constant	Description
ANNOTATION	Filter candidates marked with a given annotation.
ASPECTJ	Filter candidates matching a given AspectJ type pattern expression.
ASSIGNABLE_TYPE	Filter candidates assignable to a given type.
CUSTOM	Filter candidates using a given custom TypeFilter implementation.
REGEX	Filter candidates matching a given regex pattern.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static FilterType	valueOf(String name)	Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name.
static FilterType[]	values()	Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Enum

clone, compareTo, describeConstable, equals, finalize, getDeclaringClass, hashCode, name, ordinal, toString, valueOf

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Enum Constant Details

ANNOTATION

public static final FilterType ANNOTATION

Filter candidates marked with a given annotation.

See Also:

• AnnotationTypeFilter

ASSIGNABLE_TYPE

public static final FilterType ASSIGNABLE_TYPE

Filter candidates assignable to a given type.

See Also:

• AssignableTypeFilter

ASPECTJ

public static final FilterType ASPECTJ

Filter candidates matching a given AspectJ type pattern expression.

See Also:

• AspectJTypeFilter

REGEX

public static final FilterType REGEX

Filter candidates matching a given regex pattern.

See Also:

• RegexPatternTypeFilter

CUSTOM

public static final FilterType CUSTOM

Filter candidates using a given custom TypeFilter implementation.

Method Details

values

public static FilterType[] values()

Returns an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared.

Returns:

an array containing the constants of this enum class, in the order they are declared

valueOf

public static FilterType valueOf(String name)

Returns the enum constant of this class with the specified name. The string must match exactly an identifier used to declare an enum constant in this class. (Extraneous whitespace characters are not permitted.)

Parameters:

name - the name of the enum constant to be returned.

Returns:

the enum constant with the specified name

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if this enum class has no constant with the specified name

NullPointerException - if the argument is null