IFactory (Net4j Utilities Documentation)

All Known Subinterfaces:

IManagedContainerFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

AuthenticatorFactory, ChallengeNegotiatorFactory, CredentialsProviderFactory, DelegableReentrantLock.DelegateDetector.Factory, ElementWizardFactory, ExecutorServiceFactory, Factory, FactoryDescriptor, FileAuthenticatorFactory, FileUserManagerFactory, GZIPStreamWrapper.Factory, IConfirmationProvider.Factory, IConfirmationProvider.Factory.Default, InteractiveConfirmationProvider.Factory, IStreamWrapper.Factory, MenuFiller.Factory, NegotiatorFactory, PropertiesFactory, RandomizerFactory, ResponseNegotiatorFactory, TimerLifecycle.DaemonFactory, UserManagerFactory
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public interface IFactory
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Creates objects from a string description.
If a factory is registered in an IManagedContainer, the IManagedContainerFactory extension interface injects that container into the factory for it to reach back into to obtain dependencies.

Author:

Eike Stepper

See Also:

IManagedContainerFactory

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.Object`	`create(java.lang.String description)`
`java.lang.String`	`getDescriptionFor(java.lang.Object product)`
`IFactoryKey`	`getKey()`

Method Detail

getKey
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IFactoryKey getKey()
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create

java.lang.Object create(java.lang.String description)
                 throws ProductCreationException

Throws:: ProductCreationException

getDescriptionFor

java.lang.String getDescriptionFor(java.lang.Object product)