AbstractClassTestingTypeFilter (Spring Framework 4.3.30.RELEASE API)

java.lang.Object
- org.springframework.core.type.filter.AbstractClassTestingTypeFilter

All Implemented Interfaces:
TypeFilter
Direct Known Subclasses:
RegexPatternTypeFilter
```
public abstract class AbstractClassTestingTypeFilter
extends Object
implements TypeFilter
```
Type filter that exposes a ClassMetadata object to subclasses, for class testing purposes.
Since:
2.5
Author:
Rod Johnson, Costin Leau, Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
match(org.springframework.core.type.ClassMetadata)

Constructor Summary
Constructors
Constructor Description
AbstractClassTestingTypeFilter()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected abstract boolean`	`match(ClassMetadata metadata)`	Determine a match based on the given ClassMetadata object.
`boolean`	`match(MetadataReader metadataReader, MetadataReaderFactory metadataReaderFactory)`	Determine whether this filter matches for the class described by the given metadata.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractClassTestingTypeFilter
```
public AbstractClassTestingTypeFilter()
```
- Method Detail
  - match
```
public final boolean match(MetadataReader metadataReader,
                           MetadataReaderFactory metadataReaderFactory)
                    throws IOException
```
    Description copied from interface: TypeFilter
    Determine whether this filter matches for the class described by the given metadata.
    Specified by:
    match in interface TypeFilter
    Parameters:
    metadataReader - the metadata reader for the target class
    metadataReaderFactory - a factory for obtaining metadata readers for other classes (such as superclasses and interfaces)
    Returns:
    whether this filter matches
    Throws:
    IOException - in case of I/O failure when reading metadata
  - match
```
protected abstract boolean match(ClassMetadata metadata)
```
    Determine a match based on the given ClassMetadata object.
    Parameters:
    metadata - the ClassMetadata object
    Returns:
    whether this filter matches on the specified type