Package org.springframework.classify.util

Interface MethodResolver

All Known Implementing Classes:

AnnotationMethodResolver

public interface MethodResolver

Strategy interface for detecting a single Method on a Class.

Author:

Mark Fisher

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
Method	findMethod(Class<?> clazz)	Find a single Method on the given Class that matches this resolver's criteria.
Method	findMethod(Object candidate)	Find a single Method on the provided Object that matches this resolver's criteria.

Method Details

findMethod

Method findMethod(Object candidate)
           throws IllegalArgumentException

Find a single Method on the provided Object that matches this resolver's criteria.

Parameters:

candidate - the candidate Object whose Class should be searched for a Method

Returns:

a single Method or null if no Method matching this resolver's criteria can be found.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if more than one Method defined on the given candidate's Class matches this resolver's criteria

findMethod

Method findMethod(Class<?> clazz)

Find a single Method on the given Class that matches this resolver's criteria.

Parameters:

clazz - the Class instance on which to search for a Method

Returns:

a single Method or null if no Method matching this resolver's criteria can be found.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if more than one Method defined on the given Class matches this resolver's criteria