AnnotatedBeanDefinition (Spring Framework 4.3.30.RELEASE API)

All Superinterfaces:
AttributeAccessor, BeanDefinition, BeanMetadataElement
All Known Implementing Classes:
AnnotatedGenericBeanDefinition, ScannedGenericBeanDefinition
```
public interface AnnotatedBeanDefinition
extends BeanDefinition
```
Extended BeanDefinition interface that exposes AnnotationMetadata about its bean class - without requiring the class to be loaded yet.
Since:
2.5
Author:
Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
AnnotatedGenericBeanDefinition, AnnotationMetadata

Field Summary
- Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition
  ROLE_APPLICATION, ROLE_INFRASTRUCTURE, ROLE_SUPPORT, SCOPE_PROTOTYPE, SCOPE_SINGLETON

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`MethodMetadata`	`getFactoryMethodMetadata()`	Obtain metadata for this bean definition's factory method, if any.
`AnnotationMetadata`	`getMetadata()`	Obtain the annotation metadata (as well as basic class metadata) for this bean definition's bean class.

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.core.AttributeAccessor
attributeNames, getAttribute, hasAttribute, removeAttribute, setAttribute

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition
getBeanClassName, getConstructorArgumentValues, getDependsOn, getDescription, getFactoryBeanName, getFactoryMethodName, getOriginatingBeanDefinition, getParentName, getPropertyValues, getResourceDescription, getRole, getScope, isAbstract, isAutowireCandidate, isLazyInit, isPrimary, isPrototype, isSingleton, setAutowireCandidate, setBeanClassName, setDependsOn, setFactoryBeanName, setFactoryMethodName, setLazyInit, setParentName, setPrimary, setScope

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.BeanMetadataElement
getSource

- Method Detail
  - getMetadata
```
AnnotationMetadata getMetadata()
```
    Obtain the annotation metadata (as well as basic class metadata) for this bean definition's bean class.
    Returns:
    the annotation metadata object (never null)
  - getFactoryMethodMetadata
```
MethodMetadata getFactoryMethodMetadata()
```
    Obtain metadata for this bean definition's factory method, if any.
    Returns:
    the factory method metadata, or null if none
    Since:
    4.1.1