Package org.springframework.core.type

@NullMarked package org.springframework.core.type

Core support package for type introspection.

Related Packages

Package	Description
org.springframework.core	Provides basic classes for exception handling and version detection, and other core helpers that are not specific to any part of the framework.
org.springframework.core.type.classreading	Support classes for reading annotation and class-level metadata.
org.springframework.core.type.filter	Core support package for type filtering (for example, for classpath scanning).

Class	Description
AnnotatedTypeMetadata	Defines access to the annotations of a specific type (class or method), in a form that does not necessarily require class loading of the types being inspected.
AnnotationMetadata	Interface that defines abstract access to the annotations of a specific class, in a form that does not require that class to be loaded yet.
ClassMetadata	Interface that defines abstract metadata of a specific class, in a form that does not require that class to be loaded yet.
MethodMetadata	Interface that defines abstract access to the annotations of a specific method, in a form that does not require that method's class to be loaded yet.
StandardAnnotationMetadata	AnnotationMetadata implementation that uses standard reflection to introspect a given Class.
StandardClassMetadata	ClassMetadata implementation that uses standard reflection to introspect a given Class.
StandardMethodMetadata	MethodMetadata implementation that uses standard reflection to introspect a given Method.