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003 *
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009 *
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016
017package org.springframework.web.bind.support;
018
019import org.springframework.core.MethodParameter;
020import org.springframework.web.context.request.NativeWebRequest;
021
022/**
023 * SPI for resolving custom arguments for a specific handler method parameter.
024 * Typically implemented to detect special parameter types, resolving
025 * well-known argument values for them.
026 *
027 * <p>A typical implementation could look like as follows:
028 *
029 * <pre class="code">
030 * public class MySpecialArgumentResolver implements WebArgumentResolver {
031 *
032 *   public Object resolveArgument(MethodParameter methodParameter, NativeWebRequest webRequest) {
033 *     if (methodParameter.getParameterType().equals(MySpecialArg.class)) {
034 *       return new MySpecialArg("myValue");
035 *     }
036 *     return UNRESOLVED;
037 *   }
038 * }</pre>
039 *
040 * @author Juergen Hoeller
041 * @since 2.5.2
042 * @see org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter#setCustomArgumentResolvers
043 * @see org.springframework.web.portlet.mvc.annotation.AnnotationMethodHandlerAdapter#setCustomArgumentResolvers
044 */
045public interface WebArgumentResolver {
046
047        /**
048         * Marker to be returned when the resolver does not know how to
049         * handle the given method parameter.
050         */
051        Object UNRESOLVED = new Object();
052
053
054        /**
055         * Resolve an argument for the given handler method parameter within the given web request.
056         * @param methodParameter the handler method parameter to resolve
057         * @param webRequest the current web request, allowing access to the native request as well
058         * @return the argument value, or {@code UNRESOLVED} if not resolvable
059         * @throws Exception in case of resolution failure
060         */
061        Object resolveArgument(MethodParameter methodParameter, NativeWebRequest webRequest) throws Exception;
062
063}