ArgumentNameResolver.java

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package net.formio.binding;

import java.lang.reflect.AccessibleObject;
import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;

/**
 * Resolves name of method's/constructor's argument.
 * @author Radek Beran
 */
public interface ArgumentNameResolver {
	
	/**
	 * Returns name of the argument at given index of given construction method,
	 * {@code null} if name could not be recognized or this construction method cannot be used
	 * to construct new instance of the class. By "construction method"
	 * we mean {@link Constructor} or static factory {@link Method}.
	 * @param constructionMethod
	 * @param argIndex
	 * @return
	 */
	String getArgumentName(AccessibleObject constructionMethod, int argIndex);
}