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package org.springframework.core.annotation;

import java.lang.annotation.Annotation;
import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import java.lang.reflect.Executable;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.Parameter;

import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;

A MethodParameter variant which synthesizes annotations that declare attribute aliases via @AliasFor. 
Author:
Juergen Hoeller, Sam Brannen
See Also:
AnnotationUtils.synthesizeAnnotation
AnnotationUtils.synthesizeAnnotationArray
Since:
4.2/**
 * A {@link MethodParameter} variant which synthesizes annotations that
 * declare attribute aliases via {@link AliasFor @AliasFor}.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @author Sam Brannen
 * @since 4.2
 * @see AnnotationUtils#synthesizeAnnotation
 * @see AnnotationUtils#synthesizeAnnotationArray
 */
public class SynthesizingMethodParameter extends MethodParameter {

	
Create a new SynthesizingMethodParameter for the given method, with nesting level 1. 
Params:
method – the Method to specify a parameter for
parameterIndex – the index of the parameter: -1 for the method
return type; 0 for the first method parameter; 1 for the second method
parameter, etc./**
	 * Create a new {@code SynthesizingMethodParameter} for the given method,
	 * with nesting level 1.
	 * @param method the Method to specify a parameter for
	 * @param parameterIndex the index of the parameter: -1 for the method
	 * return type; 0 for the first method parameter; 1 for the second method
	 * parameter, etc.
	 */
	public SynthesizingMethodParameter(Method method, int parameterIndex) {
		super(method, parameterIndex);
	}

	
Create a new SynthesizingMethodParameter for the given method. 
Params:
method – the Method to specify a parameter for
parameterIndex – the index of the parameter: -1 for the method
return type; 0 for the first method parameter; 1 for the second method
parameter, etc.
nestingLevel – the nesting level of the target type
(typically 1; e.g. in case of a List of Lists, 1 would indicate the
nested List, whereas 2 would indicate the element of the nested List)/**
	 * Create a new {@code SynthesizingMethodParameter} for the given method.
	 * @param method the Method to specify a parameter for
	 * @param parameterIndex the index of the parameter: -1 for the method
	 * return type; 0 for the first method parameter; 1 for the second method
	 * parameter, etc.
	 * @param nestingLevel the nesting level of the target type
	 * (typically 1; e.g. in case of a List of Lists, 1 would indicate the
	 * nested List, whereas 2 would indicate the element of the nested List)
	 */
	public SynthesizingMethodParameter(Method method, int parameterIndex, int nestingLevel) {
		super(method, parameterIndex, nestingLevel);
	}

	
Create a new SynthesizingMethodParameter for the given constructor, with nesting level 1. 
Params:
constructor – the Constructor to specify a parameter for
parameterIndex – the index of the parameter/**
	 * Create a new {@code SynthesizingMethodParameter} for the given constructor,
	 * with nesting level 1.
	 * @param constructor the Constructor to specify a parameter for
	 * @param parameterIndex the index of the parameter
	 */
	public SynthesizingMethodParameter(Constructor<?> constructor, int parameterIndex) {
		super(constructor, parameterIndex);
	}

	
Create a new SynthesizingMethodParameter for the given constructor. 
Params:
constructor – the Constructor to specify a parameter for
parameterIndex – the index of the parameter
nestingLevel – the nesting level of the target type
(typically 1; e.g. in case of a List of Lists, 1 would indicate the
nested List, whereas 2 would indicate the element of the nested List)/**
	 * Create a new {@code SynthesizingMethodParameter} for the given constructor.
	 * @param constructor the Constructor to specify a parameter for
	 * @param parameterIndex the index of the parameter
	 * @param nestingLevel the nesting level of the target type
	 * (typically 1; e.g. in case of a List of Lists, 1 would indicate the
	 * nested List, whereas 2 would indicate the element of the nested List)
	 */
	public SynthesizingMethodParameter(Constructor<?> constructor, int parameterIndex, int nestingLevel) {
		super(constructor, parameterIndex, nestingLevel);
	}

	
Copy constructor, resulting in an independent SynthesizingMethodParameter based on the same metadata and cache state that the original object was in. 
Params:
original – the original SynthesizingMethodParameter object to copy from/**
	 * Copy constructor, resulting in an independent {@code SynthesizingMethodParameter}
	 * based on the same metadata and cache state that the original object was in.
	 * @param original the original SynthesizingMethodParameter object to copy from
	 */
	protected SynthesizingMethodParameter(SynthesizingMethodParameter original) {
		super(original);
	}


	@Override
	protected <A extends Annotation> A adaptAnnotation(A annotation) {
		return AnnotationUtils.synthesizeAnnotation(annotation, getAnnotatedElement());
	}

	@Override
	protected Annotation[] adaptAnnotationArray(Annotation[] annotations) {
		return AnnotationUtils.synthesizeAnnotationArray(annotations, getAnnotatedElement());
	}


	@Override
	public SynthesizingMethodParameter clone() {
		return new SynthesizingMethodParameter(this);
	}


	
Create a new SynthesizingMethodParameter for the given method or constructor.
This is a convenience factory method for scenarios where a
Method or Constructor reference is treated in a generic fashion.
Params:
executable – the Method or Constructor to specify a parameter for
parameterIndex – the index of the parameter
Returns:
the corresponding SynthesizingMethodParameter instance
Since:
5.0/**
	 * Create a new SynthesizingMethodParameter for the given method or constructor.
	 * <p>This is a convenience factory method for scenarios where a
	 * Method or Constructor reference is treated in a generic fashion.
	 * @param executable the Method or Constructor to specify a parameter for
	 * @param parameterIndex the index of the parameter
	 * @return the corresponding SynthesizingMethodParameter instance
	 * @since 5.0
	 */
	public static SynthesizingMethodParameter forExecutable(Executable executable, int parameterIndex) {
		if (executable instanceof Method) {
			return new SynthesizingMethodParameter((Method) executable, parameterIndex);
		}
		else if (executable instanceof Constructor) {
			return new SynthesizingMethodParameter((Constructor<?>) executable, parameterIndex);
		}
		else {
			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Not a Method/Constructor: " + executable);
		}
	}

	
Create a new SynthesizingMethodParameter for the given parameter descriptor.
This is a convenience factory method for scenarios where a Java 8 Parameter descriptor is already available. 
Params:
parameter – the parameter descriptor
Returns:
the corresponding SynthesizingMethodParameter instance
Since:
5.0/**
	 * Create a new SynthesizingMethodParameter for the given parameter descriptor.
	 * <p>This is a convenience factory method for scenarios where a
	 * Java 8 {@link Parameter} descriptor is already available.
	 * @param parameter the parameter descriptor
	 * @return the corresponding SynthesizingMethodParameter instance
	 * @since 5.0
	 */
	public static SynthesizingMethodParameter forParameter(Parameter parameter) {
		return forExecutable(parameter.getDeclaringExecutable(), findParameterIndex(parameter));
	}

}