org.meanbean.factories

Class BasicNewObjectInstanceFactory

java.lang.Object

org.meanbean.factories.BasicNewObjectInstanceFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

Factory<Object>

public class BasicNewObjectInstanceFactory
extends Object
implements Factory<Object>

Concrete Factory that creates instances of the type of object specified during construction of the Factory. Only classes that have a no-argument constructor can be successfully instantiated by this Factory. If the class does not have a no-argument constructor, an exception will be thrown when create() is invoked.

Author:

Graham Williamson

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BasicNewObjectInstanceFactory(Class<?> clazz) Construct a basic new object instance Factory.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	create() Create a new instance of the type specified during construction of this Factory.
static Factory<Object>	findBeanFactory(Class<?> clazz)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BasicNewObjectInstanceFactory

public BasicNewObjectInstanceFactory(Class<?> clazz)
                              throws IllegalArgumentException

Construct a basic new object instance Factory.

Parameters:

clazz - The type of Object the Factory should create new instances of.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the specified clazz is deemed illegal. For example, if it is null.

Method Detail

findBeanFactory

public static Factory<Object> findBeanFactory(Class<?> clazz)

create

public Object create()
              throws ObjectCreationException

Create a new instance of the type specified during construction of this Factory. The type must have a no-arg constructor for this to work.

Specified by:

create in interface Factory<Object>

Returns:

A new instance of the type specified during construction of this Factory.

Throws:

ObjectCreationException - If an instance of the type cannot be constructed, perhaps due to it not having a no-arg constructor.