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* Contributors:
* Adrian Colyer Initial implementation
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package org.aspectj.lang.reflect;
import java.lang.reflect.Type;
/**
* Runtime representation of an advice declaration inside an aspect
*/
public interface Advice {
/**
* @return the declaring aspect
*/
AjType getDeclaringType();
/**
* @return the kind of advice (before, after-returning, after-throwing, etc.)
*/
AdviceKind getKind();
/**
* If using the @AspectJ annotations, the advice name is the name of the
* annotated advice method. If using the code style, the advice is
* anonymous, unless the advice is annotated with the @AdviceName annotation,
* in which case the name given in the annotation is returned.
*
* @return the advice name, or the empty string if the advice is anonymous.
*/
String getName();
/**
* @return the advice parameters
*/
AjType[] getParameterTypes();
/**
* @return the generic parameter types, @see java.lang.reflect.Method.getGenericParameterTypes
*/
Type[] getGenericParameterTypes();
/**
* @return the declared thrown exceptions by the advice
*/
AjType[] getExceptionTypes();
/**
* @return the pointcut expression associated with the advice declaration.
*/
PointcutExpression getPointcutExpression();
}