01: /*
02: * Copyright 2002-2007 the original author or authors.
03: *
04: * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
05: * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
06: * You may obtain a copy of the License at
07: *
08: * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
09: *
10: * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11: * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12: * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13: * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14: * limitations under the License.
15: */
16:
17: package org.springframework.aop;
18:
19: /**
20: * Minimal interface for exposing the target class behind a proxy.
21: *
22: * <p>Implemented by AOP proxy objects and proxy factories
23: * (via {@link org.springframework.aop.framework.Advised}}
24: * as well as by {@link TargetSource TargetSources}.
25: *
26: * @author Juergen Hoeller
27: * @since 2.0.3
28: * @see org.springframework.aop.support.AopUtils#getTargetClass(Object)
29: */
30: public interface TargetClassAware {
31:
32: /**
33: * Return the target class behind the implementing object
34: * (typically a proxy configuration or an actual proxy).
35: * @return the target Class, or <code>null</code> if not known
36: */
37: Class getTargetClass();
38:
39: }
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