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package org.springframework.aop;

import org.aopalliance.intercept.MethodInvocation;

/**
 * Extension of the AOP Alliance MethodInvocation interface, allowing
 * to access the proxy that the method invocation was made through.
 *
 * Useful to be able to substitute return values with the proxy,
 * if necessary, for example if the invocation target returned itself.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 1.1.3
 * @see org.springframework.aop.framework.ReflectiveMethodInvocation
 * @see org.springframework.aop.support.DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor
 */
public interface ProxyMethodInvocation extends MethodInvocation {

	/**
	 * Return the proxy that this method invocation was made through.
	 */
	Object getProxy();

}