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018package org.apache.xbean.recipe;
019
020import java.util.List;
021import java.util.Map;
022import java.lang.reflect.Method;
023import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
024
025/**
026 * Determines the parameter names of Constructors or Methods.
027 */
028public interface ParameterNameLoader {
029    /**
030     * Gets the parameter names of the specified method or null if the class was compiled without debug symbols on.
031     * @param method the method for which the parameter names should be retrieved
032     * @return the parameter names or null if the class was compilesd without debug symbols on
033     */
034    List<String> get(Method method);
035
036    /**
037     * Gets the parameter names of the specified constructor or null if the class was compiled without debug symbols on.
038     * @param constructor the constructor for which the parameters should be retrieved
039     * @return the parameter names or null if the class was compiled without debug symbols on
040     */
041    List<String> get(Constructor constructor);
042}