org.springframework.aop.support

## Class RootClassFilter

- java.lang.Object
- - org.springframework.aop.support.RootClassFilter

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    Serializable, ClassFilter

      public class RootClassFilter
      extends Object
      implements ClassFilter, Serializable

  Simple ClassFilter implementation that passes classes (and optionally subclasses).
  Author:
    Rod Johnson, Sam Brannen
  See Also:
    Serialized Form

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.aop.ClassFilter

      `TRUE`

  - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `RootClassFilter(Class<?> clazz)`

  - ### Method Summary

    All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `boolean` | `equals(Object other)`
    `int` | `hashCode()`
    `boolean` | `matches(Class<?> candidate)` Should the pointcut apply to the given interface or target class?
    `String` | `toString()`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### RootClassFilter

          public RootClassFilter(Class<?> clazz)

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### matches

          public boolean matches(Class<?> candidate)

      Description copied from interface: `ClassFilter`
      Should the pointcut apply to the given interface or target class?
      Specified by:
        `matches` in interface `ClassFilter`
      Parameters:
        `candidate` - the candidate target class
      Returns:
        whether the advice should apply to the given target class

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals(Object other)

      Overrides:
        `equals` in class `Object`

    - #### hashCode

          public int hashCode()

      Overrides:
        `hashCode` in class `Object`

    - #### toString

          public String toString()

      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `Object`