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

org.springframework.context.annotation

## Interface ScopeMetadataResolver

- All Known Implementing Classes:
    AnnotationScopeMetadataResolver, Jsr330ScopeMetadataResolver

      public interface ScopeMetadataResolver

  Strategy interface for resolving the scope of bean definitions.
  Since:
    2.5
  Author:
    Mark Fisher
  See Also:
    `Scope`

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `ScopeMetadata` | `resolveScopeMetadata(BeanDefinition definition)` Resolve the `ScopeMetadata` appropriate to the supplied bean `definition`.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### resolveScopeMetadata

          ScopeMetadata resolveScopeMetadata(BeanDefinition definition)

      Resolve the `ScopeMetadata` appropriate to the supplied bean `definition`.

      Implementations can of course use any strategy they like to determine the scope metadata, but some implementations that spring immediately to mind might be to use source level annotations present on `the class` of the supplied `definition`, or to use metadata present in the `AttributeAccessor.attributeNames()` of the supplied `definition`.

      Parameters:
        `definition` - the target bean definition
      Returns:
        the relevant scope metadata; never `null`