MethodCandidate (data-parent 3.7.4 API)

All Superinterfaces:

io.micronaut.core.order.Ordered
```
public interface MethodCandidate
extends io.micronaut.core.order.Ordered
```
Implementation of dynamic finders.

Since:

1.0

Author:

graeme rocher

Field Summary

Fields
Modifier and Type Field Description

static int DEFAULT_POSITION
The default position.
- Fields inherited from interface io.micronaut.core.order.Ordered
  HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE, LOWEST_PRECEDENCE

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`MethodMatchInfo`	`buildMatchInfo(MethodMatchContext matchContext)`	Builds the method info.
`default int`	`getOrder()`
`boolean`	`isMethodMatch(io.micronaut.inject.ast.MethodElement methodElement, MatchContext matchContext)`	Whether the given method name matches this finder.

- Field Detail
  - DEFAULT_POSITION
```
static final int DEFAULT_POSITION
```
    The default position.
    
    See Also:
    
    Constant Field Values
- Method Detail
  - isMethodMatch
```
boolean isMethodMatch(@NonNull
                      io.micronaut.inject.ast.MethodElement methodElement,
                      @NonNull
                      MatchContext matchContext)
```
    Whether the given method name matches this finder.
    
    Parameters:
    
    methodElement - The method element. Never null.
    
    matchContext - The match context. Never null.
    
    Returns:
    
    true if it does
  - getOrder
```
default int getOrder()
```
    Specified by:
    
    getOrder in interface io.micronaut.core.order.Ordered
  - buildMatchInfo
```
@Nullable
MethodMatchInfo buildMatchInfo(@NonNull
                               MethodMatchContext matchContext)
```
    Builds the method info. The method isMethodMatch(MethodElement, MatchContext) should be invoked and checked prior to calling this method.
    
    Parameters:
    
    matchContext - The match context
    
    Returns:
    
    The method info or null if it cannot be built. If the method info cannot be built an error will be reported to the passed MethodMatchContext