org.springframework.beans.factory.support

## Class ReplaceOverride

- java.lang.Object
- - org.springframework.beans.factory.support.MethodOverride
  - - org.springframework.beans.factory.support.ReplaceOverride

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    BeanMetadataElement

      public class ReplaceOverride
      extends MethodOverride

  Extension of MethodOverride that represents an arbitrary override of a method by the IoC container.

  Any non-final method can be overridden, irrespective of its parameters and return types.

  Since:
    1.1
  Author:
    Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `ReplaceOverride(String methodName, String methodReplacerBeanName)` Construct a new ReplaceOverride.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `void` | `addTypeIdentifier(String identifier)` Add a fragment of a class string, like "Exception" or "java.lang.Exc", to identify a parameter type.
    `boolean` | `equals(Object other)`
    `String` | `getMethodReplacerBeanName()` Return the name of the bean implementing MethodReplacer.
    `int` | `hashCode()`
    `boolean` | `matches(Method method)` Subclasses must override this to indicate whether they match the given method.
    `String` | `toString()`

    - ### Methods inherited from class org.springframework.beans.factory.support.MethodOverride

      `getMethodName, getSource, isOverloaded, setOverloaded, setSource`

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

      `clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### ReplaceOverride

          public ReplaceOverride(String methodName,
                         String methodReplacerBeanName)

      Construct a new ReplaceOverride.
      Parameters:
        `methodName` - the name of the method to override
        `methodReplacerBeanName` - the bean name of the MethodReplacer

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getMethodReplacerBeanName

          public String getMethodReplacerBeanName()

      Return the name of the bean implementing MethodReplacer.

    - #### addTypeIdentifier

          public void addTypeIdentifier(String identifier)

      Add a fragment of a class string, like "Exception" or "java.lang.Exc", to identify a parameter type.
      Parameters:
        `identifier` - a substring of the fully qualified class name

    - #### matches

          public boolean matches(Method method)

      Description copied from class: `MethodOverride`
      Subclasses must override this to indicate whether they match the given method. This allows for argument list checking as well as method name checking.
      Specified by:
        `matches` in class `MethodOverride`
      Parameters:
        `method` - the method to check
      Returns:
        whether this override matches the given method

    - #### toString

          public String toString()

      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `Object`

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals(Object other)

      Overrides:
        `equals` in class `MethodOverride`

    - #### hashCode

          public int hashCode()

      Overrides:
        `hashCode` in class `MethodOverride`