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package org.springframework.web.method.support;
import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
import org.springframework.web.bind.WebDataBinder;
import org.springframework.web.bind.support.WebDataBinderFactory;
import org.springframework.web.context.request.NativeWebRequest;
/**
* Strategy interface for resolving method parameters into argument values in
* the context of a given request.
*
* @author Arjen Poutsma
* @since 3.1
* @see HandlerMethodReturnValueHandler
*/
public interface HandlerMethodArgumentResolver {
/**
* Whether the given {@linkplain MethodParameter method parameter} is
* supported by this resolver.
* @param parameter the method parameter to check
* @return {@code true} if this resolver supports the supplied parameter;
* {@code false} otherwise
*/
boolean supportsParameter(MethodParameter parameter);
/**
* Resolves a method parameter into an argument value from a given request.
* A {@link ModelAndViewContainer} provides access to the model for the
* request. A {@link WebDataBinderFactory} provides a way to create
* a {@link WebDataBinder} instance when needed for data binding and
* type conversion purposes.
* @param parameter the method parameter to resolve. This parameter must
* have previously been passed to {@link #supportsParameter} which must
* have returned {@code true}.
* @param mavContainer the ModelAndViewContainer for the current request
* @param webRequest the current request
* @param binderFactory a factory for creating {@link WebDataBinder} instances
* @return the resolved argument value, or {@code null} if not resolvable
* @throws Exception in case of errors with the preparation of argument values
*/
@Nullable
Object resolveArgument(MethodParameter parameter, @Nullable ModelAndViewContainer mavContainer,
NativeWebRequest webRequest, @Nullable WebDataBinderFactory binderFactory) throws Exception;
}