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org.springframework.beans.factory
Interface ObjectFactory


public interface ObjectFactory

Defines a factory which can return an Object instance (possibly shared or independent) when invoked.

This interface is typically used to encapsulate a generic factory which returns a new instance (prototype) of some target object on each invocation.

This interface is similar to FactoryBean, but implementations of the latter are normally meant to be defined as instances by the user in a BeanFactory, while implementations of this class are normally meant to be fed as a property to other beans. As such, the getObject method has different exception handling behavior.

Since:
11.05.2004
Author:
Colin Sampaleanu
See Also:
FactoryBean

Method Summary
 Object getObject()
          Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object managed by this factory.
 

Method Detail

getObject

Object getObject()
                 throws BeansException
Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object managed by this factory.

Returns:
an instance of the bean (should never be null)
Throws:
BeansException - in case of creation errors

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