org.codehaus.groovy.grails.commons.metaclass

Interface DynamicMethodInvocation

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractDynamicMethodInvocation, ClosureInvokingDynamicMethod

public interface DynamicMethodInvocation

Dynamic method invocation callback interface. Implementation classes can add a persistence functionality to Grails like save and delete.

Author:

Steven Devijver, Graeme Rocher

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	invoke(java.lang.Object target, java.lang.String methodName, java.lang.Object[] arguments) Invokes the actual method.
boolean	isMethodMatch(java.lang.String methodName) Checks if a method name matches the criteria of the implementation class.

Method Detail

isMethodMatch

boolean isMethodMatch(java.lang.String methodName)

Checks if a method name matches the criteria of the implementation class.

Parameters:

methodName - the static method name

Returns:

result of criteria match test

invoke

java.lang.Object invoke(java.lang.Object target,
                        java.lang.String methodName,
                        java.lang.Object[] arguments)

Invokes the actual method. The target object and arguments are supplied.

Parameters:

target - the target on which the method is invoked.

methodName -

arguments - the arguments passed in the method call @return the return value of the dynamic method invocation.