Package org.codehaus.aspectwerkz.introduction

Interface Summary

HasMetaData	Mixin that is applied to all Introductions.
IntroductionContainer	Interface for the introduction container implementations.

Class Summary

DefaultIntroductionContainerStrategy	Implements the default introduction container strategy.
HasMetaDataImpl	Mixin that is applied to all Introductions.
Introduction	Implements the concept of Introductions, which is similar to the concept of Open Classes A Mixins. An Introduction makes it possible to extend a class with a new interface A a new implementation (methods A fields). Supports four different deployment models: PER_JVM, PER_CLASS, PER_INSTANCE A PER_THREAD. The PER_JVM deployment model performance a bit better than the other models since no synchronization A object creation is needed.