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package net.optionfactory.hj.jackson.reflection;
/*
* Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
*
* Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
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import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
/**
* Interface to discover parameter names for methods and constructors.
*
* Parameter name discovery is not always possible, but various strategies are
* available to try, such as looking for debug information that may have been
* emitted at compile time, and looking for argname annotation values optionally
* accompanying AspectJ annotated methods.
*
* @author Rod Johnson
* @author Adrian Colyer
* @since 2.0
*/
public interface ParameterNameDiscoverer {
/**
* Return parameter names for this method,
* or {@code null} if they cannot be determined.
* @param method method to find parameter names for
* @return an array of parameter names if the names can be resolved,
* or {@code null} if they cannot
*/
String[] getParameterNames(Method method);
/**
* Return parameter names for this constructor,
* or {@code null} if they cannot be determined.
* @param ctor constructor to find parameter names for
* @return an array of parameter names if the names can be resolved,
* or {@code null} if they cannot
*/
String[] getParameterNames(Constructor ctor);
}