Package org.springframework.core

Interface AliasRegistry

All Known Subinterfaces:
BeanDefinitionRegistry
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory, AbstractBeanFactory, AnnotationConfigApplicationContext, DefaultListableBeanFactory, DefaultSingletonBeanRegistry, FactoryBeanRegistrySupport, GenericApplicationContext, GenericGroovyApplicationContext, GenericWebApplicationContext, GenericXmlApplicationContext, SimpleAliasRegistry, SimpleBeanDefinitionRegistry, StaticApplicationContext, StaticWebApplicationContext
public interface AliasRegistry
Common interface for managing aliases. Serves as a super-interface for BeanDefinitionRegistry.
Since:
2.5.2
Author:
Juergen Hoeller

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    String[]
    getAliases(String name)
    Return the aliases for the given name, if defined.
    boolean
    isAlias(String name)
    Determine whether the given name is defined as an alias (as opposed to the name of an actually registered component).
    void
    registerAlias(String name, String alias)
    Given a name, register an alias for it.
    void
    removeAlias(String alias)
    Remove the specified alias from this registry.

  • Method Details

    • registerAlias

      void registerAlias(String name, String alias)
      Given a name, register an alias for it.
      Parameters:
      name - the canonical name
      alias - the alias to be registered
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if the alias is already in use and may not be overridden

    • removeAlias

      void removeAlias(String alias)
      Remove the specified alias from this registry.
      Parameters:
      alias - the alias to remove
      Throws:
      IllegalStateException - if no such alias was found

    • isAlias

      boolean isAlias(String name)
      Determine whether the given name is defined as an alias (as opposed to the name of an actually registered component).
      Parameters:
      name - the name to check
      Returns:
      whether the given name is an alias

    • getAliases

      String[] getAliases(String name)
      Return the aliases for the given name, if defined.
      Parameters:
      name - the name to check for aliases
      Returns:
      the aliases, or an empty array if none