Interface TargetClassAware

All Known Subinterfaces:

Advised, TargetSource

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractBeanFactoryBasedTargetSource, AbstractLazyCreationTargetSource, AbstractPoolingTargetSource, AbstractPrototypeBasedTargetSource, AbstractRefreshableTargetSource, AdvisedSupport, AspectJProxyFactory, BeanFactoryRefreshableTargetSource, CommonsPool2TargetSource, EmptyTargetSource, HotSwappableTargetSource, JndiObjectTargetSource, LazyInitTargetSource, PrototypeTargetSource, ProxyCreatorSupport, ProxyFactory, ProxyFactoryBean, RefreshableScriptTargetSource, SimpleBeanTargetSource, SingletonTargetSource, ThreadLocalTargetSource

public interface TargetClassAware

Minimal interface for exposing the target class behind a proxy.

Implemented by AOP proxy objects and proxy factories (via Advised) as well as by TargetSources.

Since:

2.0.3

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

• AopUtils.getTargetClass(Object)

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
@Nullable Class<?>	getTargetClass()	Return the target class behind the implementing object (typically a proxy configuration or an actual proxy).

Method Details

getTargetClass

@Nullable Class<?> getTargetClass()

Return the target class behind the implementing object (typically a proxy configuration or an actual proxy).

Returns:

the target Class, or null if not known