Package org.springframework.aop

Interface Pointcut

All Known Subinterfaces:
ExpressionPointcut
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractExpressionPointcut, AbstractRegexpMethodPointcut, AnnotationMatchingPointcut, AspectJExpressionPointcut, ComposablePointcut, ControlFlowPointcut, DynamicMethodMatcherPointcut, JdkRegexpMethodPointcut, NameMatchMethodPointcut, StaticMethodMatcherPointcut, StaticMethodMatcherPointcutAdvisor
public interface Pointcut
Core Spring pointcut abstraction.

A pointcut is composed of a ClassFilter and a MethodMatcher. Both these basic terms and a Pointcut itself can be combined to build up combinations (e.g. through ComposablePointcut).

Author:
Rod Johnson
See Also:

  • Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type
    Field
    Description
    static final Pointcut
    TRUE
    Canonical Pointcut instance that always matches.

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    ClassFilter
    getClassFilter()
    Return the ClassFilter for this pointcut.
    MethodMatcher
    getMethodMatcher()
    Return the MethodMatcher for this pointcut.

  • Field Details

    • TRUE

      static final Pointcut TRUE
      Canonical Pointcut instance that always matches.

  • Method Details

    • getClassFilter

      ClassFilter getClassFilter()
      Return the ClassFilter for this pointcut.
      Returns:
      the ClassFilter (never null)

    • getMethodMatcher

      MethodMatcher getMethodMatcher()
      Return the MethodMatcher for this pointcut.
      Returns:
      the MethodMatcher (never null)