Package org.springframework.core.type.classreading

Interface MetadataReaderFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:
CachingMetadataReaderFactory, SimpleMetadataReaderFactory
public interface MetadataReaderFactory
Factory interface for MetadataReader instances. Allows for caching a MetadataReader per original resource.
Since:
2.5
Author:
Juergen Hoeller
See Also:

  • Method Details

    • getMetadataReader

      MetadataReader getMetadataReader(String className) throws IOException
      Obtain a MetadataReader for the given class name.
      Parameters:
      className - the class name (to be resolved to a ".class" file)
      Returns:
      a holder for the ClassReader instance (never null)
      Throws:
      ClassFormatException - in case of an incompatible class format
      IOException - in case of I/O failure

    • getMetadataReader

      MetadataReader getMetadataReader(Resource resource) throws IOException
      Obtain a MetadataReader for the given resource.
      Parameters:
      resource - the resource (pointing to a ".class" file)
      Returns:
      a holder for the ClassReader instance (never null)
      Throws:
      ClassFormatException - in case of an incompatible class format
      IOException - in case of I/O failure