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using System;
using System.Reflection;
namespace Spring.Objects.Factory.Config{
/// <summary>
/// Extension of the <see cref="IInstantiationAwareObjectPostProcessor"/> interface,
/// adding a callback for predicting the eventual type of a processed object.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>This interface is a special purpose interface, mainly for
/// internal use within the framework. In general, application-provided
/// post-processors should simply implement the plain <see cref="IObjectPostProcessor"/>
/// interface or derive from the <see cref="InstantiationAwareObjectPostProcessorAdapter"/>
/// class. New methods might be added to this interface even in point releases.
/// </remarks>
/// <seealso cref="InstantiationAwareObjectPostProcessorAdapter"/>
/// <author>Juergen Hoeller</author>
/// <author>Mark Pollack (.NET)</author>
public interface SmartInstantiationAwareObjectPostProcessor : IInstantiationAwareObjectPostProcessor
{
/// <summary>
/// Predicts the type of the object to be eventually returned from this
/// processors <see cref="IInstantiationAwareObjectPostProcessor.PostProcessBeforeInstantiation"/> callback.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="objectType">The raw Type of the object.</param>
/// <param name="objectName">Name of the object.</param>
/// <returns>The type of the object, or <code>null</code> if not predictable.</returns>
/// <exception cref="ObjectsException">in case of errors</exception>
Type PredictObjectType(Type objectType, string objectName);
/// <summary>
/// Determines the candidate constructors to use for the given object.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="objectType">The raw Type of the object.</param>
/// <param name="objectName">Name of the object.</param>
/// <returns>The candidate constructors, or <code>null</code> if none specified</returns>
/// <exception cref="ObjectsException">in case of errors</exception>
ConstructorInfo[] DetermineCandidateConstructors(Type objectType, string objectName);
}
}
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