org.joda.beans.MetaBeanProvider Maven / Gradle / Ivy
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package org.joda.beans;
/**
* A provider of {@link MetaBean} instances for bean classes.
*/
public interface MetaBeanProvider {
/**
* Returns the meta bean for the class or null if no meta bean can be found.
*
* @param cls the class for which the meta bean is required
* @return the meta bean for the class or null if no meta bean can be found
*/
MetaBean findMetaBean(Class cls);
}