org.springframework.core

Interface AliasRegistry

All Known Implementing Classes:

SimpleAliasRegistry

public interface AliasRegistry

Common interface for managing aliases. Serves as super-interface for org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionRegistry.

Since:

2.5.2

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
String[]	getAliases(String name) Return the aliases for the given name, if defined.
boolean	isAlias(String beanName) Determine whether this given name is defines as an alias (as opposed to the name of an actually registered component).
void	registerAlias(String name, String alias) Given a name, register an alias for it.
void	removeAlias(String alias) Remove the specified alias from this registry.

Method Detail

registerAlias

void registerAlias(String name,
                 String alias)

Given a name, register an alias for it.

Parameters:

name - the canonical name

alias - the alias to be registered

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if the alias is already in use and may not be overridden

removeAlias

void removeAlias(String alias)

Remove the specified alias from this registry.

Parameters:

alias - the alias to remove

Throws:

IllegalStateException - if no such alias was found

isAlias

boolean isAlias(String beanName)

Determine whether this given name is defines as an alias (as opposed to the name of an actually registered component).

Parameters:

beanName - the bean name to check

Returns:

whether the given name is an alias

getAliases

String[] getAliases(String name)

Return the aliases for the given name, if defined.

Parameters:

name - the name to check for aliases

Returns:

the aliases, or an empty array if none