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package org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
import org.springframework.core.type.AnnotationMetadata;
import org.springframework.core.type.MethodMetadata;
import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
/**
* 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();
/**
* Obtain metadata for this bean definition's factory method, if any.
* @return the factory method metadata, or {@code null} if none
* @since 4.1.1
*/
@Nullable
MethodMetadata getFactoryMethodMetadata();
}