org.springframework.context.event

Interface EventListenerFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultEventListenerFactory, TransactionalEventListenerFactory

public interface EventListenerFactory

Strategy interface for creating ApplicationListener for methods annotated with EventListener.

Since:

4.2

Author:

Stephane Nicoll

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
ApplicationListener<?>	createApplicationListener(java.lang.String beanName, java.lang.Class<?> type, java.lang.reflect.Method method) Create an ApplicationListener for the specified method.
boolean	supportsMethod(java.lang.reflect.Method method) Specify if this factory supports the specified Method.

Method Detail

supportsMethod

boolean supportsMethod(java.lang.reflect.Method method)

Specify if this factory supports the specified Method.

Parameters:

method - an EventListener annotated method

Returns:

true if this factory supports the specified method

createApplicationListener

ApplicationListener<?> createApplicationListener(java.lang.String beanName,
                                                 java.lang.Class<?> type,
                                                 java.lang.reflect.Method method)

Create an ApplicationListener for the specified method.

Parameters:

beanName - the name of the bean

type - the target type of the instance

method - the EventListener annotated method

Returns:

an application listener, suitable to invoke the specified method