ImportCandidates (spring-boot 2.7.3)

java.lang.Object
- org.springframework.boot.context.annotation.ImportCandidates

All Implemented Interfaces:

java.lang.Iterable<java.lang.String>
```
public final class ImportCandidates
extends java.lang.Object
implements java.lang.Iterable<java.lang.String>
```
Contains @Configuration import candidates, usually auto-configurations. The load(Class, ClassLoader) method can be used to discover the import candidates.

Since:

2.7.0

Method Summary

All Methods Static Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`java.util.Iterator<java.lang.String>`	`iterator()`
`static ImportCandidates`	`load(java.lang.Class<?> annotation, java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader)` Loads the names of import candidates from the classpath.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface java.lang.Iterable
forEach, spliterator

- Method Detail
  - iterator
```
public java.util.Iterator<java.lang.String> iterator()
```
    Specified by:
    
    iterator in interface java.lang.Iterable<java.lang.String>
  - load
```
public static ImportCandidates load(java.lang.Class<?> annotation,
                                    java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader)
```
    Loads the names of import candidates from the classpath. The names of the import candidates are stored in files named META-INF/spring/full-qualified-annotation-name.imports on the classpath. Every line contains the full qualified name of the candidate class. Comments are supported using the # character.
    
    Parameters:
    
    annotation - annotation to load
    
    classLoader - class loader to use for loading
    
    Returns:
    
    list of names of annotated classes