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package org.springframework.beans.factory.support;

import java.lang.reflect.Method;

Interface to be implemented by classes that can reimplement any method on an IoC-managed object: the Method Injection form of Dependency Injection.

Such methods may be (but need not be) abstract, in which case the container will create a concrete subclass to instantiate.

Author:Rod Johnson
Since:1.1
/** * Interface to be implemented by classes that can reimplement any method * on an IoC-managed object: the <b>Method Injection</b> form of * Dependency Injection. * * <p>Such methods may be (but need not be) abstract, in which case the * container will create a concrete subclass to instantiate. * * @author Rod Johnson * @since 1.1 */
public interface MethodReplacer {
Reimplement the given method.
Params:
  • obj – the instance we're reimplementing the method for
  • method – the method to reimplement
  • args – arguments to the method
Returns:return value for the method
/** * Reimplement the given method. * @param obj the instance we're reimplementing the method for * @param method the method to reimplement * @param args arguments to the method * @return return value for the method */
Object reimplement(Object obj, Method method, Object[] args) throws Throwable; }