javax.cache.annotation

Interface CacheInvocationContext<A extends Annotation>

Type Parameters:

A - The type of annotation this context information is for. One of CacheResult, CachePut, CacheRemoveEntry, or CacheRemoveAll.

All Superinterfaces:

CacheMethodDetails<A>

All Known Subinterfaces:

CacheKeyInvocationContext<A>

public interface CacheInvocationContext<A extends Annotation>
extends CacheMethodDetails<A>

Runtime information about an intercepted method invocation for a method annotated with CacheResult, CachePut, CacheRemoveEntry, or CacheRemoveAll

Used with CacheResolver.resolveCache(CacheInvocationContext) to determine the Cache to use at runtime for the method invocation.

Version:

$Revision$

Author:

Eric Dalquist

See Also:

CacheResolver

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
CacheInvocationParameter[]	getAllParameters() Returns a clone of the array of all method parameters.
Object	getTarget()
<T> T	unwrap(Class<T> cls) Return an object of the specified type to allow access to the provider-specific API.

Methods inherited from interface javax.cache.annotation.CacheMethodDetails

getAnnotations, getCacheAnnotation, getCacheName, getMethod

Method Detail

getTarget

Object getTarget()

Returns:

The object the intercepted method was invoked on.

getAllParameters

CacheInvocationParameter[] getAllParameters()

Returns a clone of the array of all method parameters.

Returns:

An array of all parameters for the annotated method

unwrap

<T> T unwrap(Class<T> cls)

Return an object of the specified type to allow access to the provider-specific API. If the provider's implementation does not support the specified class, the IllegalArgumentException is thrown.

Parameters:

cls - he class of the object to be returned. This is normally either the underlying implementation class or an interface that it implements.

Returns:

an instance of the specified class

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - if the provider doesn't support the specified class.