PreInvocationAuthorizationAdvice (spring-security-docs 5.7.13 API)

All Superinterfaces:

org.springframework.aop.framework.AopInfrastructureBean

All Known Implementing Classes:

ExpressionBasedPreInvocationAdvice
```
public interface PreInvocationAuthorizationAdvice
extends org.springframework.aop.framework.AopInfrastructureBean
```
Performs argument filtering and authorization logic before a method is invoked.

Since:

3.0

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`boolean`	`before(Authentication authentication, org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInvocation mi, PreInvocationAttribute preInvocationAttribute)`	The "before" advice which should be executed to perform any filtering necessary and to decide whether the method call is authorised.

- Method Detail
  - before
```
boolean before(Authentication authentication,
               org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInvocation mi,
               PreInvocationAttribute preInvocationAttribute)
```
    The "before" advice which should be executed to perform any filtering necessary and to decide whether the method call is authorised.
    
    Parameters:
    
    authentication - the information on the principal on whose account the decision should be made
    
    mi - the method invocation being attempted
    
    preInvocationAttribute - the attribute built from the @PreFilter and @PostFilter annotations.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if authorised, false otherwise