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

org.springframework.context.annotation

## Class ScannedGenericBeanDefinition

- java.lang.Object
- - org.springframework.core.AttributeAccessorSupport
  - - org.springframework.beans.BeanMetadataAttributeAccessor
    - - org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition
      - - org.springframework.beans.factory.support.GenericBeanDefinition
        - - org.springframework.context.annotation.ScannedGenericBeanDefinition

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, Cloneable, BeanMetadataElement, AnnotatedBeanDefinition, BeanDefinition, AttributeAccessor

      public class ScannedGenericBeanDefinition
      extends GenericBeanDefinition
      implements AnnotatedBeanDefinition

  Extension of the `GenericBeanDefinition` class, based on an ASM ClassReader, with support for annotation metadata exposed through the `AnnotatedBeanDefinition` interface.

  This class does not load the bean `Class` early. It rather retrieves all relevant metadata from the ".class" file itself, parsed with the ASM ClassReader. It is functionally equivalent to `AnnotatedGenericBeanDefinition.AnnotatedGenericBeanDefinition(AnnotationMetadata)` but distinguishes by type beans that have been scanned vs those that have been otherwise registered or detected by other means.

  Since:
    2.5
  Author:
    Juergen Hoeller, Chris Beams
  See Also:
    `getMetadata()`, `AbstractBeanDefinition.getBeanClassName()`, `MetadataReaderFactory`, `AnnotatedGenericBeanDefinition`, Serialized Form

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition

      `AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT, AUTOWIRE_BY_NAME, AUTOWIRE_BY_TYPE, AUTOWIRE_CONSTRUCTOR, AUTOWIRE_NO, DEPENDENCY_CHECK_ALL, DEPENDENCY_CHECK_NONE, DEPENDENCY_CHECK_OBJECTS, DEPENDENCY_CHECK_SIMPLE, INFER_METHOD, SCOPE_DEFAULT`

    - ### Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition

      `ROLE_APPLICATION, ROLE_INFRASTRUCTURE, ROLE_SUPPORT, SCOPE_PROTOTYPE, SCOPE_SINGLETON`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `ScannedGenericBeanDefinition(MetadataReader metadataReader)` Create a new ScannedGenericBeanDefinition for the class that the given MetadataReader describes.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `AnnotationMetadata` | `getMetadata()` Obtain the annotation metadata (as well as basic class metadata) for this bean definition's bean class.

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.springframework.beans.factory.support.GenericBeanDefinition

      `cloneBeanDefinition, equals, getParentName, setParentName, toString`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.springframework.beans.factory.support.AbstractBeanDefinition

      `addQualifier, applyDefaults, clone, copyQualifiersFrom, getAutowireMode, getBeanClass, getBeanClassName, getConstructorArgumentValues, getDependencyCheck, getDependsOn, getDescription, getDestroyMethodName, getFactoryBeanName, getFactoryMethodName, getInitMethodName, getMethodOverrides, getOriginatingBeanDefinition, getPropertyValues, getQualifier, getQualifiers, getResolvedAutowireMode, getResource, getResourceDescription, getRole, getScope, hasBeanClass, hasConstructorArgumentValues, hashCode, hasQualifier, isAbstract, isAutowireCandidate, isEnforceDestroyMethod, isEnforceInitMethod, isLazyInit, isLenientConstructorResolution, isNonPublicAccessAllowed, isPrimary, isPrototype, isSingleton, isSynthetic, overrideFrom, overrideFrom, prepareMethodOverride, prepareMethodOverrides, resolveBeanClass, setAbstract, setAutowireCandidate, setAutowireMode, setBeanClass, setBeanClassName, setConstructorArgumentValues, setDependencyCheck, setDependsOn, setDescription, setDestroyMethodName, setEnforceDestroyMethod, setEnforceInitMethod, setFactoryBeanName, setFactoryMethodName, setInitMethodName, setLazyInit, setLenientConstructorResolution, setMethodOverrides, setNonPublicAccessAllowed, setOriginatingBeanDefinition, setPrimary, setPropertyValues, setResource, setResourceDescription, setRole, setScope, setSingleton, setSynthetic, validate`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.springframework.beans.BeanMetadataAttributeAccessor

      `addMetadataAttribute, getAttribute, getMetadataAttribute, getSource, removeAttribute, setAttribute, setSource`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.springframework.core.AttributeAccessorSupport

      `attributeNames, copyAttributesFrom, hasAttribute`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition

      `getBeanClassName, getConstructorArgumentValues, getDependsOn, getDescription, getFactoryBeanName, getFactoryMethodName, getOriginatingBeanDefinition, getParentName, getPropertyValues, getResourceDescription, getRole, getScope, isAbstract, isAutowireCandidate, isLazyInit, isPrimary, isPrototype, isSingleton, setAutowireCandidate, setBeanClassName, setDependsOn, setFactoryBeanName, setFactoryMethodName, setLazyInit, setParentName, setPrimary, setScope`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.core.AttributeAccessor

      `attributeNames, getAttribute, hasAttribute, removeAttribute, setAttribute`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.BeanMetadataElement

      `getSource`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ScannedGenericBeanDefinition

          public ScannedGenericBeanDefinition(MetadataReader metadataReader)

      Create a new ScannedGenericBeanDefinition for the class that the given MetadataReader describes.
      Parameters:
        `metadataReader` - the MetadataReader for the scanned target class

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getMetadata

          public final AnnotationMetadata getMetadata()

      Description copied from interface: `AnnotatedBeanDefinition`
      Obtain the annotation metadata (as well as basic class metadata) for this bean definition's bean class.
      Specified by:
        `getMetadata` in interface `AnnotatedBeanDefinition`
      Returns:
        the annotation metadata object (never `null`)