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package org.springframework.beans.factory.support;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
/**
* Object representing the override of a method on a managed
* object by the IoC container.
*
* Note that the override mechanism is not intended as a
* generic means of inserting crosscutting code: use AOP for that.
*
* @author Rod Johnson
*/
public abstract class MethodOverride {
private final String methodName;
/**
* Create a new override for the given method.
* @param methodName the name of the method to be overridden
*/
protected MethodOverride(String methodName) {
this.methodName = methodName;
}
/**
* Return the name of the method to be overridden.
*/
public String getMethodName() {
return methodName;
}
/**
* Subclasses must override this to indicate whether they match
* the given method. This allows for argument list checking
* as well as method name checking.
* @param method the method to check
* @param overrides owning MethodOverrides object.
* This allows us to check whether the method is overloaded.
* @return whether this override matches the given method
*/
public abstract boolean matches(Method method, MethodOverrides overrides);
}