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16
17 package org.springframework.aop;
18
19 import java.lang.reflect.Method JavaDoc;
20
21 /**
22  * Advice invoked before a method is invoked. Such advices cannot
23  * prevent the method call proceeding, unless they throw a Throwable.
24  *
25  * @see AfterReturningAdvice
26  * @see ThrowsAdvice
27  *
28  * @author Rod Johnson
29  */

30 public interface MethodBeforeAdvice extends BeforeAdvice {
31     
32     /**
33      * Callback before a given method is invoked.
34      * @param method method being invoked
35      * @param args arguments to the method
36      * @param target target of the method invocation. May be <code>null</code>.
37      * @throws Throwable if this object wishes to abort the call.
38      * Any exception thrown will be returned to the caller if it's
39      * allowed by the method signature. Otherwise the exception
40      * will be wrapped as a runtime exception.
41      */

42     void before(Method JavaDoc method, Object JavaDoc[] args, Object JavaDoc target) throws Throwable JavaDoc;
43
44 }
45
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