ClassMetadata (Spring Framework 7.0.8 API)
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ClassMetadata
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Description
Method Summary
Method Details
getClassName()
isInterface()
isAnnotation()
isAbstract()
isConcrete()
isFinal()
isIndependent()
hasEnclosingClass()
getEnclosingClassName()
hasSuperClass()
getSuperClassName()
getInterfaceNames()
getMemberClassNames()
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Interface ClassMetadata
All Known Subinterfaces:
AnnotationMetadata
All Known Implementing Classes:
StandardAnnotationMetadata, StandardClassMetadata
public interface ClassMetadata
Interface that defines abstract metadata of a specific class,
in a form that does not require that class to be loaded yet.
Since:
2.5
Author:
Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
StandardClassMetadata
MetadataReader.getClassMetadata()
AnnotationMetadata
Method Summary
All MethodsInstance MethodsAbstract MethodsDefault Methods
Modifier and Type
Method
Description
String
getClassName()
Return the name of the underlying class.
@Nullable String
getEnclosingClassName()
Return the name of the enclosing class of the underlying class,
or null if the underlying class is a top-level class.
String[]
getInterfaceNames()
Return the names of all interfaces that the underlying class
implements, or an empty array if there are none.
String[]
getMemberClassNames()
Return the names of all classes declared as members of the class represented by
this ClassMetadata object.
@Nullable String
getSuperClassName()
Return the name of the superclass of the underlying class,
or null if there is no superclass defined.
default boolean
hasEnclosingClass()
Return whether the underlying class is declared within an enclosing
class (i.e.
default boolean
hasSuperClass()
Return whether the underlying class has a superclass.
boolean
isAbstract()
Return whether the underlying class is marked as abstract.
boolean
isAnnotation()
Return whether the underlying class represents an annotation.
default boolean
isConcrete()
Return whether the underlying class represents a concrete class,
i.e.
boolean
isFinal()
Return whether the underlying class is marked as 'final'.
boolean
isIndependent()
Determine whether the underlying class is independent, i.e.
boolean
isInterface()
Return whether the underlying class represents an interface.
Method Details
getClassName
String getClassName()
Return the name of the underlying class.
isInterface
boolean isInterface()
Return whether the underlying class represents an interface.
isAnnotation
boolean isAnnotation()
Return whether the underlying class represents an annotation.
Since:
4.1
isAbstract
boolean isAbstract()
Return whether the underlying class is marked as abstract.
isConcrete
default boolean isConcrete()
Return whether the underlying class represents a concrete class,
i.e. neither an interface nor an abstract class.
isFinal
boolean isFinal()
Return whether the underlying class is marked as 'final'.
isIndependent
boolean isIndependent()
Determine whether the underlying class is independent, i.e. whether it is
a top-level class or a static nested class that can be constructed
independently of an enclosing class.
hasEnclosingClass
default boolean hasEnclosingClass()
Return whether the underlying class is declared within an enclosing
class (i.e. the underlying class is an inner/nested class or a
local class within a method).
If this method returns false, then the underlying
class is a top-level class.
getEnclosingClassName
@Nullable String getEnclosingClassName()
Return the name of the enclosing class of the underlying class,
or null if the underlying class is a top-level class.
hasSuperClass
default boolean hasSuperClass()
Return whether the underlying class has a superclass.
getSuperClassName
@Nullable String getSuperClassName()
Return the name of the superclass of the underlying class,
or null if there is no superclass defined.
getInterfaceNames
String[] getInterfaceNames()
Return the names of all interfaces that the underlying class
implements, or an empty array if there are none.
getMemberClassNames
String[] getMemberClassNames()
Return the names of all classes declared as members of the class represented by
this ClassMetadata object. This includes public, protected, default (package)
access, and private classes and interfaces declared by the class, but excludes
inherited classes and interfaces. An empty array is returned if no member classes
or interfaces exist.
Since:
3.1