org.aspectj/runtime/src/main/java/org/aspectj/lang/reflect/DeclareSoft.java

/* *******************************************************************
 * Copyright (c) 2005 Contributors.
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 * http://eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html 
 *  
 * Contributors: 
 *   Adrian Colyer			Initial implementation
 * ******************************************************************/
package org.aspectj.lang.reflect;

/**
 * AspectJ runtime representation of a declare soft member within an aspect.
 */
public interface DeclareSoft {
	
	/**
	 * @return the aspect that declared this member
	 */
	AjType getDeclaringType();
	
	/**
	 * @return the softened exception type
	 * @throws ClassNotFoundException if exception type cannot be found
	 */
	AjType getSoftenedExceptionType() throws ClassNotFoundException;
	
	/**
	 * @return the pointcut determining the join points at which the exception is to be softened.
	 */
	PointcutExpression getPointcutExpression();

}