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package org.springframework.data.type;

import java.util.Set;

import org.springframework.core.type.ClassMetadata;
import org.springframework.core.type.MethodMetadata;
import org.springframework.data.type.classreading.MethodsMetadataReader;

Interface that defines abstract metadata of a specific class, in a form that does not require that class to be loaded
yet.
Author:
Mark Paluch
See Also:
MethodMetadata
ClassMetadata
MethodsMetadataReader.getMethodsMetadata()
Since:
2.1/**
 * Interface that defines abstract metadata of a specific class, in a form that does not require that class to be loaded
 * yet.
 *
 * @author Mark Paluch
 * @since 2.1
 * @see MethodMetadata
 * @see ClassMetadata
 * @see MethodsMetadataReader#getMethodsMetadata()
 */
public interface MethodsMetadata extends ClassMetadata {

	
Return all methods.
Returns:
the methods declared in the class ordered as found in the class file. Order does not necessarily reflect
        the declaration order in the source file./**
	 * Return all methods.
	 *
	 * @return the methods declared in the class ordered as found in the class file. Order does not necessarily reflect
	 *         the declaration order in the source file.
	 */
	Set<MethodMetadata> getMethods();

	
Return all methods matching method name. 
Params:
name – name of the method, must not be null or empty.
Returns:
the methods matching method name  declared in the class ordered as found in the class file. Order does not necessarily reflect the declaration order in the source file./**
	 * Return all methods matching method {@code name}.
	 *
	 * @param name name of the method, must not be {@literal null} or empty.
	 * @return the methods matching method {@code name } declared in the class ordered as found in the class file. Order
	 *         does not necessarily reflect the declaration order in the source file.
	 */
	Set<MethodMetadata> getMethods(String name);
}