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

org.springframework.aop

## Interface IntroductionAdvisor

- All Superinterfaces:
    Advisor, IntroductionInfo
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    DeclareParentsAdvisor, DefaultIntroductionAdvisor

      public interface IntroductionAdvisor
      extends Advisor, IntroductionInfo

  Superinterface for advisors that perform one or more AOP introductions.

  This interface cannot be implemented directly; subinterfaces must provide the advice type implementing the introduction.

  Introduction is the implementation of additional interfaces (not implemented by a target) via AOP advice.

  Since:
    04.04.2003
  Author:
    Rod Johnson
  See Also:
    `IntroductionInterceptor`

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `ClassFilter` | `getClassFilter()` Return the filter determining which target classes this introduction should apply to.
    `void` | `validateInterfaces()` Can the advised interfaces be implemented by the introduction advice? Invoked before adding an IntroductionAdvisor.

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.aop.Advisor

      `getAdvice, isPerInstance`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.aop.IntroductionInfo

      `getInterfaces`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getClassFilter

          ClassFilter getClassFilter()

      Return the filter determining which target classes this introduction should apply to.

      This represents the class part of a pointcut. Note that method matching doesn't make sense to introductions.

      Returns:
        the class filter

    - #### validateInterfaces

          void validateInterfaces()
                                  throws IllegalArgumentException

      Can the advised interfaces be implemented by the introduction advice? Invoked before adding an IntroductionAdvisor.
      Throws:
        `IllegalArgumentException` - if the advised interfaces can't be implemented by the introduction advice