MetaDataResolver


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22  package org.jboss.aop.metadata;
23  
24  import org.jboss.aop.joinpoint.Invocation;
25  
26  /**
27   * Classes implementing this interface use the
28   * context of the Invocation to find metadata
29   *
30   * For instance, MethodMetaData extracts the Method from
31   * the invocation.
32   *
33   * @author <a HREF="mailto:bill@jboss.org">Bill Burke</a>
34   * @version $Revision: 37406 $
35   */
36  public interface MetaDataResolver
37  {
38     /** Name used for empty tag for annotations with no attributes */
39     String   EMPTY_TAG = "$tagged$";
40     
41     public Object   resolve(Invocation invocation, Object   tag, Object   attr);
42  
43     /**
44      * Get all metadata that belong with the context of this invocation
45      */
46     public SimpleMetaData getAllMetaData(Invocation invocation);
47  }
48
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