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package org.springframework.aop.support;

import org.springframework.aop.ClassFilter;
import org.springframework.aop.MethodMatcher;
import org.springframework.aop.Pointcut;

/**
 * Convenient superclass when we want to force subclasses to implement the
 * {@link MethodMatcher} interface but subclasses will want to be pointcuts.
 *
 * <p>The {@link #setClassFilter "classFilter"} property can be set to customize
 * {@link ClassFilter} behavior. The default is {@link ClassFilter#TRUE}.
 *
 * @author Rod Johnson
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 */
public abstract class StaticMethodMatcherPointcut extends StaticMethodMatcher implements Pointcut {

	private ClassFilter classFilter = ClassFilter.TRUE;


	/**
	 * Set the {@link ClassFilter} to use for this pointcut.
	 * Default is {@link ClassFilter#TRUE}.
	 */
	public void setClassFilter(ClassFilter classFilter) {
		this.classFilter = classFilter;
	}

	public ClassFilter getClassFilter() {
		return this.classFilter;
	}


	public final MethodMatcher getMethodMatcher() {
		return this;
	}

}
