InstanceHandle (ArC - Runtime 2.0.1.Final API)

Type Parameters:

T -

All Superinterfaces:

AutoCloseable

All Known Subinterfaces:

ContextInstanceHandle<T>

All Known Implementing Classes:

ContextInstanceHandleImpl
```
public interface InstanceHandle<T>
extends AutoCloseable
```
Represents an instance handle.

Author:

Martin Kouba

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Default Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`default void`	`close()`	Delegates to `destroy()` if the handle does not represent a CDI contextual instance or if it represents a `Dependent` CDI contextual instance.
`default void`	`destroy()`	Destroy the instance as defined by `Contextual.destroy(Object, javax.enterprise.context.spi.CreationalContext)`.
`T`	`get()`
`default InjectableBean<T>`	`getBean()`
`default boolean`	`isAvailable()`
`default T`	`orElse(T other)`	If an instance is available, returns the value, otherwise returns `other`.

- Method Detail
  - get
```
T get()
```
    Returns:
    
    an instance of T or null
  - isAvailable
```
default boolean isAvailable()
```
    Returns:
    
    true if an instance is available, false otherwise
  - orElse
```
default T orElse(T other)
```
    If an instance is available, returns the value, otherwise returns other.
    
    Parameters:
    
    other -
    
    Returns:
    
    the instance if available, otherwise other
  - destroy
```
default void destroy()
```
    Destroy the instance as defined by Contextual.destroy(Object, javax.enterprise.context.spi.CreationalContext). If this is a CDI contextual instance it is also removed from the underlying context.
    
    See Also:
    
    AlterableContext.destroy(javax.enterprise.context.spi.Contextual)
  - getBean
```
default InjectableBean<T> getBean()
```
    Returns:
    
    the injectable bean for a CDI contextual instance or null
  - close
```
default void close()
```
    Delegates to destroy() if the handle does not represent a CDI contextual instance or if it represents a Dependent CDI contextual instance.
    
    Specified by:
    
    close in interface AutoCloseable