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

org.springframework.aop.support

## Class DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor

- java.lang.Object
- - org.springframework.aop.support.IntroductionInfoSupport
  - - org.springframework.aop.support.DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, Advice, Interceptor, MethodInterceptor, DynamicIntroductionAdvice, IntroductionInfo, IntroductionInterceptor

      public class DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor
      extends IntroductionInfoSupport
      implements IntroductionInterceptor

  Convenient implementation of the `IntroductionInterceptor` interface.

  Subclasses merely need to extend this class and implement the interfaces to be introduced themselves. In this case the delegate is the subclass instance itself. Alternatively a separate delegate may implement the interface, and be set via the delegate bean property.

  Delegates or subclasses may implement any number of interfaces. All interfaces except IntroductionInterceptor are picked up from the subclass or delegate by default.

  The `suppressInterface` method can be used to suppress interfaces implemented by the delegate but which should not be introduced to the owning AOP proxy.

  An instance of this class is serializable if the delegate is.

  Since:
    16.11.2003
  Author:
    Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller
  See Also:
    `IntroductionInfoSupport.suppressInterface(java.lang.Class)`, `DelegatePerTargetObjectIntroductionInterceptor`, Serialized Form

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from class org.springframework.aop.support.IntroductionInfoSupport

      `publishedInterfaces`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Modifier | Constructor and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected` | `DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor()` Construct a new DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor.
    `` | `DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor(Object delegate)` Construct a new DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor, providing a delegate that implements the interfaces to be introduced.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `protected Object` | `doProceed(MethodInvocation mi)` Proceed with the supplied `MethodInterceptor`.
    `Object` | `invoke(MethodInvocation mi)` Subclasses may need to override this if they want to perform custom behaviour in around advice.

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.springframework.aop.support.IntroductionInfoSupport

      `getInterfaces, implementInterfacesOnObject, implementsInterface, isMethodOnIntroducedInterface, suppressInterface`

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

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

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

      `implementsInterface`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor

          public DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor(Object delegate)

      Construct a new DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor, providing a delegate that implements the interfaces to be introduced.
      Parameters:
        `delegate` - the delegate that implements the introduced interfaces

    - #### DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor

          protected DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor()

      Construct a new DelegatingIntroductionInterceptor. The delegate will be the subclass, which must implement additional interfaces.

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### invoke

          public Object invoke(MethodInvocation mi)
                        throws Throwable

      Subclasses may need to override this if they want to perform custom behaviour in around advice. However, subclasses should invoke this method, which handles introduced interfaces and forwarding to the target.
      Specified by:
        `invoke` in interface `MethodInterceptor`
      Throws:
        `Throwable`

    - #### doProceed

          protected Object doProceed(MethodInvocation mi)
                              throws Throwable

      Proceed with the supplied `MethodInterceptor`. Subclasses can override this method to intercept method invocations on the target object which is useful when an introduction needs to monitor the object that it is introduced into. This method is never called for `MethodInvocations` on the introduced interfaces.
      Throws:
        `Throwable`