Also: SpringCore
package

org.springframework.core.type.classreading

Support classes for reading annotation and class-level metadata.

Interfaces

MetadataReader Simple facade for accessing class metadata, as read by an ASM org.springframework.asm.ClassReader. 
MetadataReaderFactory Factory interface for MetadataReader instances. 

Classes

CachingMetadataReaderFactory Caching implementation of the MetadataReaderFactory interface, caching MetadataReader per Spring Resource handle (i.e. 
SimpleMetadataReaderFactory Simple implementation of the MetadataReaderFactory interface, creating a new ASM org.springframework.asm.ClassReader for every request.