com.interface21.beans.factory.support
Class AbstractFactoryBean

java.lang.Object
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All Implemented Interfaces:

FactoryBean

public abstract class AbstractFactoryBean

extends java.lang.Object

implements FactoryBean

Convenient superclass for FactoryBean implementations. Exposes properties for singleton and PropertyValues.
There's no need for FactoryBean implementation to extend this class: it's just easier in some cases.

Since:

10-Mar-2003

Version:

$Revision: 1.1 $

Author:

Rod Johnson

Constructor Summary

AbstractFactoryBean()

Method Summary

PropertyValues	getPropertyValues() Property values to pass to new bean instances created by this factory.
boolean	isSingleton() Is the bean managed by this factory a singleton or a prototype?
void	setPropertyValues(PropertyValues pvs) Sets the PropertyValues, if any, to pass through to bean instances created by this factory.
void	setSingleton(boolean singleton) Sets the singleton.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Methods inherited from interface com.interface21.beans.factory.FactoryBean

getObject

Constructor Detail

AbstractFactoryBean

public AbstractFactoryBean()

Method Detail

getPropertyValues

public PropertyValues getPropertyValues()

Description copied from interface: FactoryBean

Property values to pass to new bean instances created by this factory. Mapped directly onto the bean instance using reflection. This occurs after any configuration of the instance performed by the factory itself, and is an optional step within the control of the owning BeanFactory.

Specified by:

getPropertyValues in interface FactoryBean

See Also:

FactoryBean.getPropertyValues()

setPropertyValues

public void setPropertyValues(PropertyValues pvs)

Sets the PropertyValues, if any, to pass through to bean instances created by this factory.

Parameters:

pvs - The pvs to set

isSingleton

public boolean isSingleton()

Description copied from interface: FactoryBean

Is the bean managed by this factory a singleton or a prototype? That is, will getBean() always return the same object?
The singleton status of a FactoryBean will generally be provided by the owning BeanFactory.

Specified by:

isSingleton in interface FactoryBean

See Also:

FactoryBean.isSingleton()

setSingleton

public void setSingleton(boolean singleton)

Sets the singleton.

Parameters:

singleton - The singleton to set