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

java.lang.reflect.Method	findMethod(java.lang.Class<?> clazz) Find a single Method on the given Class that matches this resolver's criteria.
java.lang.reflect.Method	findMethod(java.lang.Object candidate) Find a single Method on the provided Object that matches this resolver's criteria.

Method Detail

findMethod

java.lang.reflect.Method findMethod(java.lang.Object candidate)
                                    throws java.lang.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:

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

findMethod

java.lang.reflect.Method findMethod(java.lang.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:

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