trunk/bval-core/src/main/java/org/apache/bval/MetaBeanFinder.java

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package org.apache.bval;


import org.apache.bval.model.MetaBean;

/**
 * Description: Interface to find BeanInfos <br/>
 */
public interface MetaBeanFinder {
    /**
     * Find a MetaBean with a certain id.
     * @param beanInfoId - symbolic unique name of Meta Info
     * @return BeanInfo
     * @throws IllegalArgumentException - when MetaBean not found
     */
    MetaBean findForId(String beanInfoId);

    /**
     * Find the MetaBean for the specified class.
     * @param clazz - bean class
     * @return BeanInfo (never null)
     */
    MetaBean findForClass(Class<?> clazz);

}