1 /************************************************************************************** 2 * Copyright (c) Jonas BonŽr, Alexandre Vasseur. All rights reserved. * 3 * http://aspectwerkz.codehaus.org * 4 * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 5 * The software in this package is published under the terms of the LGPL license * 6 * a copy of which has been included with this distribution in the license.txt file. * 7 **************************************************************************************/ 8 package org.codehaus.aspectwerkz.joinpoint; 9 10 import java.io.Serializable; 11 12 /** 13 * Provides static and reflective information about the join point. 14 * 15 * @author <a HREF="mailto:jboner@codehaus.org">Jonas BonŽr </a> 16 */ 17 public interface Signature extends Serializable { 18 /** 19 * Returns the declaring class. 20 * 21 * @return the declaring class 22 */ 23 Class getDeclaringType(); 24 25 /** 26 * Returns the modifiers for the signature. <p/>Could be used like this: 27 * <p/> 28 * <pre> 29 * boolean isPublic = java.lang.reflect.Modifier.isPublic(signature.getModifiers()); 30 * </pre> 31 * 32 * @return the mofifiers 33 */ 34 int getModifiers(); 35 36 /** 37 * Returns the name (f.e. name of method of field). 38 * 39 * @return 40 */ 41 String getName(); 42 43 }