net.sf.mmm.util.bean.api

Interface AbstractBeanFactory

All Known Subinterfaces:

BeanFactory, BeanPrototypeBuilder

All Known Implementing Classes:

BeanFactoryImpl, BeanPrototypeBuilderImpl

public interface AbstractBeanFactory

This is the abstract base interface for BeanFactory and BeanPrototypeBuilder.

Since:

8.0.0

Author:

hohwille

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<BEAN extends Bean> BEAN	copy(BEAN bean) Creates a copy of the given Bean.
<BEAN extends Bean> BEAN	create(BEAN prototype)
<BEAN extends Bean> BEAN	getPrototype(BEAN bean)
<BEAN extends Bean> BEAN	getReadOnlyBean(BEAN bean)

Method Detail

getPrototype

<BEAN extends Bean> BEAN getPrototype(BEAN bean)

Type Parameters:

BEAN - the generic type of the Bean.

Parameters:

bean - the Bean.

Returns:

the prototype of the given Bean.

create

<BEAN extends Bean> BEAN create(BEAN prototype)

Type Parameters:

BEAN - the generic type of the Bean.

Parameters:

prototype - the prototype of the Bean to create.

Returns:

the new Bean instance.

See Also:

BeanFactory.create(Class), BeanPrototypeBuilder.createPrototype(Class, String, Bean...)

getReadOnlyBean

<BEAN extends Bean> BEAN getReadOnlyBean(BEAN bean)

Type Parameters:

BEAN - the generic type of the Bean.

Parameters:

bean - the bean to make read-only.

Returns:

the read-only view on the given bean. Will be the given instance if already read-only.

copy

<BEAN extends Bean> BEAN copy(BEAN bean)

Creates a copy of the given Bean.

Type Parameters:

BEAN - the generic type of the Bean.

Parameters:

bean - the bean to make read-only.

Returns:

the read-only view on the given bean. Will be the given instance if already read-only.