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package org.springframework.core;

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

/**
 * Interface to discover parameter names for methods and constructors.
 *
 * <p>Parameter name discovery is not always possible, but various strategies are
 * available to try, such as looking for debug information that may have been
 * emitted at compile time, and looking for argname annotation values optionally
 * accompanying AspectJ annotated methods.
 *
 * @author Rod Johnson
 * @author Adrian Colyer
 * @since 2.0
 */
public interface ParameterNameDiscoverer {

	/**
	 * Return parameter names for this method,
	 * or {@code null} if they cannot be determined.
	 * @param method method to find parameter names for
	 * @return an array of parameter names if the names can be resolved,
	 * or {@code null} if they cannot
	 */
	String[] getParameterNames(Method method);

	/**
	 * Return parameter names for this constructor,
	 * or {@code null} if they cannot be determined.
	 * @param ctor constructor to find parameter names for
	 * @return an array of parameter names if the names can be resolved,
	 * or {@code null} if they cannot
	 */
	String[] getParameterNames(Constructor<?> ctor);

}
