org.springframework.core.type.filter
Interface TypeFilter
- All Known Implementing Classes: 
- AbstractClassTestingTypeFilter, AbstractTypeHierarchyTraversingFilter, AnnotationTypeFilter, AspectJTypeFilter, AssignableTypeFilter, RegexPatternTypeFilter
- public interface TypeFilter 
Base interface for type filters using a
 MetadataReader.
- Since:
- 2.5
- Author:
- Costin Leau, Juergen Hoeller, Mark Fisher
 
match
boolean match(MetadataReader metadataReader,
              MetadataReaderFactory metadataReaderFactory)
              throws IOException
- Determine whether this filter matches for the class described by
 the given metadata.
 
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- Parameters:
- metadataReader- the metadata reader for the target class
- metadataReaderFactory- a factory for obtaining metadata readers
 for other classes (such as superclasses and interfaces)
- Returns:
- whether this filter matches
- Throws:
- IOException- in case of I/O failure when reading metadata
 
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