Joinpoint


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22  package org.jboss.joinpoint.spi;
23  
24  /**
25   * A join point
26   *
27   * @author <a HREF="mailto:bill@jboss.org">Bill Burke</a>
28   * @author <a HREF="mailto:adrian@jboss.org">Adrian Brock</a>
29   */
30  public interface Joinpoint extends Cloneable  
31  {
32     /**
33      * Invoke on the actual joinpoint
34      *
35      * @return the result of the invocation
36      * @throws Throwable for any error
37      */
38     Object   dispatch() throws Throwable  ;
39  
40     /**
41      * Make a copy of the joinpoint
42      * 
43      * @return a copy of the join point
44      */
45     Object   clone();
46  
47     /**
48      * A human readable version of the join point
49      *
50      * @return a human readable description of the join point
51      */
52     String   toHumanReadableString();
53  }
54
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