xbean-reflect/src/main/java/org/apache/xbean/recipe/ParameterNameLoader.java

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package org.apache.xbean.recipe;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;

/**
 * Determines the parameter names of Constructors or Methods.
 */
public interface ParameterNameLoader {
    /**
     * Gets the parameter names of the specified method or null if the class was compiled without debug symbols on.
     * @param method the method for which the parameter names should be retrieved
     * @return the parameter names or null if the class was compilesd without debug symbols on
     */
    List<String> get(Method method);

    /**
     * Gets the parameter names of the specified constructor or null if the class was compiled without debug symbols on.
     * @param constructor the constructor for which the parameters should be retrieved
     * @return the parameter names or null if the class was compiled without debug symbols on
     */
    List<String> get(Constructor constructor);
}