org.springframework.beans.factory.config
Class ListFactoryBean

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.beans.factory.config.AbstractFactoryBean
      org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ListFactoryBean

All Implemented Interfaces:

FactoryBean, InitializingBean

public class ListFactoryBean

extends AbstractFactoryBean

Simple factory for shared List instances. Allows for central setup of Lists via the "list" element in XML bean definitions.

Since:

09.12.2003

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.springframework.beans.factory.config.AbstractFactoryBean

logger

Constructor Summary

ListFactoryBean()

Method Summary

protected Object	createInstance() Template method that subclasses must override to construct the object returned by this factory.
Class	getObjectType() Return the type of object that this FactoryBean creates, or null if not known in advance.
void	setSourceList(List sourceList) Set the source List, typically populated via XML "list" elements.
void	setTargetListClass(Class targetListClass) Set the class to use for the target List.

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.beans.factory.config.AbstractFactoryBean

afterPropertiesSet, getObject, isSingleton, setSingleton

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ListFactoryBean

public ListFactoryBean()

Method Detail

setSourceList

public void setSourceList(List sourceList)

Set the source List, typically populated via XML "list" elements.

setTargetListClass

public void setTargetListClass(Class targetListClass)

Set the class to use for the target List. Default is java.util.ArrayList.

See Also:

ArrayList

getObjectType

public Class getObjectType()

Description copied from interface: FactoryBean

Return the type of object that this FactoryBean creates, or null if not known in advance. This allows to check for specific types of beans without instantiating objects, for example on autowiring.

For a singleton, this should try to avoid singleton creation as far as possible; it should rather estimate the type in advance. For prototypes, returning a meaningful type here is advisable too.

This method can be called before this FactoryBean has been fully initialized. It must not rely on state created during initialization; of course, it can still use such state if available.

NOTE: Autowiring will simply ignore FactoryBeans that return null here. Therefore it is highly recommended to implement this method properly, using the current state of the FactoryBean.

Returns:

the type of object that this FactoryBean creates, or null if not known at the time of the call

See Also:

ListableBeanFactory.getBeansOfType(java.lang.Class)

createInstance

protected Object createInstance()

Description copied from class: AbstractFactoryBean

Template method that subclasses must override to construct the object returned by this factory.

Invoked on initialization of this FactoryBean in case of a singleton; else, on each getObject() call.

Specified by:

createInstance in class AbstractFactoryBean

Returns:

the object returned by this factory

See Also:

AbstractFactoryBean.getObject()