## org.springframework.aop
Interface MethodBeforeAdvice

All Superinterfaces:
  Advice, BeforeAdvice

All Known Implementing Classes:
  AspectJMethodBeforeAdvice

    public interface MethodBeforeAdvice

extends BeforeAdvice

Advice invoked before a method is invoked. Such advices cannot prevent the method call proceeding, unless they throw a Throwable.

Author:
  Rod Johnson
See Also:
  `AfterReturningAdvice`, `ThrowsAdvice`

Method Summary
`void` `before(Method method, Object[] args, Object target)` Callback before a given method is invoked.

Method Detail

### before

    void before(Method method,
                Object[] args,
                Object target)
                throws Throwable

  Callback before a given method is invoked.

  Parameters:
    `method` - method being invoked
    `args` - arguments to the method
    `target` - target of the method invocation. May be `null`.
  Throws:
    `Throwable` - if this object wishes to abort the call. Any exception thrown will be returned to the caller if it's allowed by the method signature. Otherwise the exception will be wrapped as a runtime exception.

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