AliasRegistry (Spring Framework 3.2.1.RELEASE API)
Date: 2013-01-24

org.springframework.core

## Interface AliasRegistry

- All Known Subinterfaces:
    BeanDefinitionRegistry
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory, AbstractBeanFactory, AnnotationConfigApplicationContext, DefaultListableBeanFactory, DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry, FactoryBeanRegistrySupport, GenericApplicationContext, GenericWebApplicationContext, GenericXmlApplicationContext, ResourceAdapterApplicationContext, SimpleAliasRegistry, SimpleBeanDefinitionRegistry, StaticApplicationContext, StaticPortletApplicationContext, StaticWebApplicationContext, XmlBeanFactory

      public interface AliasRegistry

  Common interface for managing aliases. Serves as super-interface for `BeanDefinitionRegistry`.
  Since:
    2.5.2
  Author:
    Juergen Hoeller

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `String[]` | `getAliases(String name)` Return the aliases for the given name, if defined.
    `boolean` | `isAlias(String beanName)` Determine whether this given name is defines as an alias (as opposed to the name of an actually registered component).
    `void` | `registerAlias(String name, String alias)` Given a name, register an alias for it.
    `void` | `removeAlias(String alias)` Remove the specified alias from this registry.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### registerAlias

          void registerAlias(String name,
                           String alias)

      Given a name, register an alias for it.
      Parameters:
        `name` - the canonical name
        `alias` - the alias to be registered
      Throws:
        `IllegalStateException` - if the alias is already in use and may not be overridden

    - #### removeAlias

          void removeAlias(String alias)

      Remove the specified alias from this registry.
      Parameters:
        `alias` - the alias to remove
      Throws:
        `IllegalStateException` - if no such alias was found

    - #### isAlias

          boolean isAlias(String beanName)

      Determine whether this given name is defines as an alias (as opposed to the name of an actually registered component).
      Parameters:
        `beanName` - the bean name to check
      Returns:
        whether the given name is an alias

    - #### getAliases

          String[] getAliases(String name)

      Return the aliases for the given name, if defined.
      Parameters:
        `name` - the name to check for aliases
      Returns:
        the aliases, or an empty array if none