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

org.springframework.aop

## Interface Pointcut

- All Known Subinterfaces:
    ExpressionPointcut
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    AbstractExpressionPointcut, AbstractRegexpMethodPointcut, AnnotationMatchingPointcut, AspectJExpressionPointcut, ComposablePointcut, ControlFlowPointcut, DynamicMethodMatcherPointcut, JdkRegexpMethodPointcut, NameMatchMethodPointcut, StaticMethodMatcherPointcut, StaticMethodMatcherPointcutAdvisor

      public interface Pointcut

  Core Spring pointcut abstraction.

  A pointcut is composed of a `ClassFilter` and a `MethodMatcher`. Both these basic terms and a Pointcut itself can be combined to build up combinations (e.g. through `ComposablePointcut`).

  Author:
    Rod Johnson
  See Also:
    `ClassFilter`, `MethodMatcher`, `Pointcuts`, `ClassFilters`, `MethodMatchers`

- - ### Field Summary

    Fields
    Modifier and Type | Field and Description
    --- | ---
    `static Pointcut` | `TRUE` Canonical Pointcut instance that always matches.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `ClassFilter` | `getClassFilter()` Return the ClassFilter for this pointcut.
    `MethodMatcher` | `getMethodMatcher()` Return the MethodMatcher for this pointcut.

- - ### Field Detail

    - #### TRUE

          static final Pointcut TRUE

      Canonical Pointcut instance that always matches.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getClassFilter

          ClassFilter getClassFilter()

      Return the ClassFilter for this pointcut.
      Returns:
        the ClassFilter (never `null`)

    - #### getMethodMatcher

          MethodMatcher getMethodMatcher()

      Return the MethodMatcher for this pointcut.
      Returns:
        the MethodMatcher (never `null`)