Package org.springframework.core.type

Interface MethodMetadata

All Superinterfaces:
AnnotatedTypeMetadata
All Known Implementing Classes:
StandardMethodMetadata
public interface MethodMetadata extends AnnotatedTypeMetadata
Interface that defines abstract access to the annotations on a specific method, in a form that does not require that method's class to be loaded yet.

WARNING: If an annotation cannot be loaded because one of its attributes references a Class or Enum that is not present in the classpath, that annotation will not be accessible via the MethodMetadata API. To assist with diagnosing such scenarios, you can set the log level for "org.springframework.core.annotation.MergedAnnotation" to DEBUG, INFO, or WARN.

Since:
3.0
Author:
Juergen Hoeller, Mark Pollack, Chris Beams, Phillip Webb
See Also:

  • Method Details

    • getMethodName

      String getMethodName()
      Get the name of the underlying method.

    • getDeclaringClassName

      String getDeclaringClassName()
      Get the fully-qualified name of the class that declares the underlying method.

    • getReturnTypeName

      String getReturnTypeName()
      Get the fully-qualified name of the underlying method's declared return type.
      Since:
      4.2

    • isAbstract

      boolean isAbstract()
      Determine whether the underlying method is effectively abstract: i.e. marked as abstract in a class or declared as a regular, non-default method in an interface.
      Since:
      4.2

    • isStatic

      boolean isStatic()
      Determine whether the underlying method is declared as 'static'.

    • isFinal

      boolean isFinal()
      Determine whether the underlying method is marked as 'final'.

    • isOverridable

      boolean isOverridable()
      Determine whether the underlying method is overridable, i.e. not marked as static, final, or private.