Javadoc: MethodMetadata (spring-core 3.2.10.RELEASE API)

All Known Implementing Classes:

StandardMethodMetadata
```
public interface MethodMetadata
```
Interface that defines abstract access to the annotations of a specific class, in a form that does not require that class to be loaded yet.

Since:

3.0

Author:

Juergen Hoeller, Mark Pollack, Chris Beams

See Also:

StandardMethodMetadata, AnnotationMetadata.getAnnotatedMethods(java.lang.String)

Method Summary

Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`Map<String,Object>`	`getAnnotationAttributes(String annotationType)` Retrieve the attributes of the annotation of the given type, if any (i.e.
`String`	`getDeclaringClassName()` Return the fully-qualified name of the class that declares this method.
`String`	`getMethodName()` Return the name of the method.
`boolean`	`isAnnotated(String annotationType)` Determine whether the underlying method has an annotation or meta-annotation of the given type defined.
`boolean`	`isFinal()` Return whether the underlying method is marked as 'final'.
`boolean`	`isOverridable()` Return whether the underlying method is overridable, i.e.
`boolean`	`isStatic()` Return whether the underlying method is declared as 'static'.

- Method Detail
  - getMethodName
```
String getMethodName()
```
    Return the name of the method.
  - getDeclaringClassName
```
String getDeclaringClassName()
```
    Return the fully-qualified name of the class that declares this method.
  - isStatic
```
boolean isStatic()
```
    Return whether the underlying method is declared as 'static'.
  - isFinal
```
boolean isFinal()
```
    Return whether the underlying method is marked as 'final'.
  - isOverridable
```
boolean isOverridable()
```
    Return whether the underlying method is overridable, i.e. not marked as static, final or private.
  - isAnnotated
```
boolean isAnnotated(String annotationType)
```
    Determine whether the underlying method has an annotation or meta-annotation of the given type defined.
    
    Parameters:
    
    annotationType - the annotation type to look for
    
    Returns:
    
    whether a matching annotation is defined
  - getAnnotationAttributes
```
Map<String,Object> getAnnotationAttributes(String annotationType)
```
    Retrieve the attributes of the annotation of the given type, if any (i.e. if defined on the underlying method, as direct annotation or as meta-annotation).
    
    Parameters:
    
    annotationType - the annotation type to look for
    
    Returns:
    
    a Map of attributes, with the attribute name as key (e.g. "value") and the defined attribute value as Map value. This return value will be null if no matching annotation is defined.