methodoverride.java

Java/J2EE application framework based on [Expert One-on-One J2EE Design and Development] by Rod John

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package org.springframework.beans.factory.support;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;

/**
 * Object representing the override of a method on a managed
 * object by the IoC container.
 *
 * <p>Note that the override mechanism is <i>not</i> intended as a
 * generic means of inserting crosscutting code: use AOP for that.
 *
 * @author Rod Johnson
 */
public abstract class MethodOverride {
	
	private final String methodName;

	/**
	 * Create a new override for the given method.
	 * @param methodName the name of the method to be overridden
	 */
	protected MethodOverride(String methodName) {
		this.methodName = methodName;
	}

	/**
	 * Return the name of the method to be overridden.
	 */
	public String getMethodName() {
		return methodName;
	}
	
	/**
	 * Subclasses must override this to indicate whether they match
	 * the given method. This allows for argument list checking
	 * as well as method name checking.
	 * @param method the method to check
	 * @param overrides owning MethodOverrides object.
	 * This allows us to check whether the method is overloaded.
	 * @return whether this override matches the given method
	 */
	public abstract boolean matches(Method method, MethodOverrides overrides);

}