org.springframework.binding.support
Interface AnnotationTranslator

All Known Implementing Classes:

ReflectionAnnotationTranslator

public interface AnnotationTranslator

Provides a strategy for converting JDK 1.5 Annotations on JavaBean properties into 1.4 compatible property level user metadata.

Since:

May 8, 2006 2:08:05 PM

Author:

andy

Method Summary

void	translate(Annotation annotation, Map<String,Object> result) Translates annotation into its constituent (or equivalent) key + value pairs and places the resulting pairs into the result map.

Method Detail

translate

void translate(Annotation annotation,
               Map<String,Object> result)

Translates annotation into its constituent (or equivalent) key + value pairs and places the resulting pairs into the result map.

Parameters:

annotation - the annotation to be translated

result - container to hold the result of this translation