Spring Framework example source code file (AnnotatedBeanDefinition.java)

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The Spring Framework AnnotatedBeanDefinition.java source code

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package org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
import org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata;

/**
 * Extended {@link org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition}
 * interface that exposes {@link org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata}
 * about its bean class - without requiring the class to be loaded yet.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 2.5
 * @see AnnotatedGenericBeanDefinition
 * @see org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata
 */
public interface AnnotatedBeanDefinition extends BeanDefinition {

	/**
	 * Obtain the annotation metadata (as well as basic class metadata)
	 * for this bean definition's bean class.
	 * @return the annotation metadata object (never <code>null)
	 */
	AnnotationMetadata getMetadata();

}