Spring Framework example source code file (DynamicIntroductionAdvice.java)

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The Spring Framework DynamicIntroductionAdvice.java source code

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package org.springframework.aop;

import org.aopalliance.aop.Advice;

/** 
 * Subinterface of AOP Alliance Advice that allows additional interfaces
 * to be implemented by an Advice, and available via a proxy using that
 * interceptor. This is a fundamental AOP concept called <b>introduction.
 *
 * <p>Introductions are often mixins, enabling the building of composite
 * objects that can achieve many of the goals of multiple inheritance in Java.
 *
 * <p>Compared to {qlink IntroductionInfo}, this interface allows an advice to
 * implement a range of interfaces that is not necessarily known in advance.
 * Thus an {@link IntroductionAdvisor} can be used to specify which interfaces
 * will be exposed in an advised object.
 *
 * @author Rod Johnson
 * @since 1.1.1
 * @see IntroductionInfo
 * @see IntroductionAdvisor
 */
public interface DynamicIntroductionAdvice extends Advice {
	
	/**
	 * Does this introduction advice implement the given interface?
	 * @param intf the interface to check
	 * @return whether the advice implements the specified interface
	 */
	boolean implementsInterface(Class intf);

}