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package org.springframework.core.type.filter;

import org.springframework.lang.Nullable;
import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;

A simple filter which matches classes that are assignable to a given type.
Author:Rod Johnson, Mark Fisher, Ramnivas Laddad
Since:2.5
/** * A simple filter which matches classes that are assignable to a given type. * * @author Rod Johnson * @author Mark Fisher * @author Ramnivas Laddad * @since 2.5 */
public class AssignableTypeFilter extends AbstractTypeHierarchyTraversingFilter { private final Class<?> targetType;
Create a new AssignableTypeFilter for the given type.
Params:
  • targetType – the type to match
/** * Create a new AssignableTypeFilter for the given type. * @param targetType the type to match */
public AssignableTypeFilter(Class<?> targetType) { super(true, true); this.targetType = targetType; }
Return the type that this instance is using to filter candidates.
Since:5.0
/** * Return the {@code type} that this instance is using to filter candidates. * @since 5.0 */
public final Class<?> getTargetType() { return this.targetType; } @Override protected boolean matchClassName(String className) { return this.targetType.getName().equals(className); } @Override @Nullable protected Boolean matchSuperClass(String superClassName) { return matchTargetType(superClassName); } @Override @Nullable protected Boolean matchInterface(String interfaceName) { return matchTargetType(interfaceName); } @Nullable protected Boolean matchTargetType(String typeName) { if (this.targetType.getName().equals(typeName)) { return true; } else if (Object.class.getName().equals(typeName)) { return false; } else if (typeName.startsWith("java")) { try { Class<?> clazz = ClassUtils.forName(typeName, getClass().getClassLoader()); return this.targetType.isAssignableFrom(clazz); } catch (Throwable ex) { // Class not regularly loadable - can't determine a match that way. } } return null; } }