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package org.springframework.core.type.filter;

/**
 * A simple filter which matches classes that are assignable to a given type.
 *
 * @author Rod Johnson
 * @author Mark Fisher
 * @author Ramnivas Laddad
 * @since 2.5
 */
public class AssignableTypeFilter extends AbstractTypeHierarchyTraversingFilter {

	private final Class targetType;


	/**
	 * Create a new AssignableTypeFilter for the given type.
	 * @param targetType the type to match
	 */
	public AssignableTypeFilter(Class targetType) {
		super(true, true);
		this.targetType = targetType;
	}


	@Override
	protected boolean matchClassName(String className) {
		return this.targetType.getName().equals(className);
	}

	@Override
	protected Boolean matchSuperClass(String superClassName) {
		return matchTargetType(superClassName);
	}

	@Override
	protected Boolean matchInterface(String interfaceName) {
		return matchTargetType(interfaceName);
	}

	protected Boolean matchTargetType(String typeName) {
		if (this.targetType.getName().equals(typeName)) {
			return true;
		}
		else if (Object.class.getName().equals(typeName)) {
			return Boolean.FALSE;
		}
		else if (typeName.startsWith("java.")) {
			try {
				Class clazz = getClass().getClassLoader().loadClass(typeName);
				return Boolean.valueOf(this.targetType.isAssignableFrom(clazz));
			}
			catch (ClassNotFoundException ex) {
				// Class not found - can't determine a match that way.
			}
		}
		return null;
	}

}