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

org.springframework.beans.factory.support

## Interface AutowireCandidateResolver

- All Known Implementing Classes:
    QualifierAnnotationAutowireCandidateResolver, SimpleAutowireCandidateResolver

      public interface AutowireCandidateResolver

  Strategy interface for determining whether a specific bean definition qualifies as an autowire candidate for a specific dependency.
  Since:
    2.5
  Author:
    Mark Fisher, Juergen Hoeller

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Object` | `getSuggestedValue(DependencyDescriptor descriptor)` Determine whether a default value is suggested for the given dependency.
    `boolean` | `isAutowireCandidate(BeanDefinitionHolder bdHolder, DependencyDescriptor descriptor)` Determine whether the given bean definition qualifies as an autowire candidate for the given dependency.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### isAutowireCandidate

          boolean isAutowireCandidate(BeanDefinitionHolder bdHolder,
                                    DependencyDescriptor descriptor)

      Determine whether the given bean definition qualifies as an autowire candidate for the given dependency.
      Parameters:
        `bdHolder` - the bean definition including bean name and aliases
        `descriptor` - the descriptor for the target method parameter or field
      Returns:
        whether the bean definition qualifies as autowire candidate

    - #### getSuggestedValue

          Object getSuggestedValue(DependencyDescriptor descriptor)

      Determine whether a default value is suggested for the given dependency.
      Parameters:
        `descriptor` - the descriptor for the target method parameter or field
      Returns:
        the value suggested (typically an expression String), or `null` if none found
      Since:
        3.0