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018    package org.apache.xbean.recipe;
019    
020    import java.util.List;
021    import java.util.Map;
022    import java.lang.reflect.Method;
023    import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
024    
025    /**
026     * Determines the parameter names of Constructors or Methods.
027     */
028    public 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    }