Instantiator (hibernate-core JavaDocs)

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

DynamicMapInstantiator, PojoEntityInstantiator, PojoInstantiator
```
public interface Instantiator
extends Serializable
```
Contract for implementors responsible for instantiating entity/component instances.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Object`	`instantiate()`	Perform the requested instantiation.
`Object`	`instantiate(Serializable id)`	Perform the requested entity instantiation.
`boolean`	`isInstance(Object object)`	Performs check to see if the given object is an instance of the entity or component which this Instantiator instantiates.

- Method Detail
  - instantiate
```
Object instantiate(Serializable id)
```
    Perform the requested entity instantiation.
    This form is never called for component instantiation, only entity instantiation.
    
    Parameters:
    
    id - The id of the entity to be instantiated.
    
    Returns:
    
    An appropriately instantiated entity.
  - instantiate
```
Object instantiate()
```
    Perform the requested instantiation.
    
    Returns:
    
    The instantiated data structure.
  - isInstance
```
boolean isInstance(Object object)
```
    Performs check to see if the given object is an instance of the entity or component which this Instantiator instantiates.
    
    Parameters:
    
    object - The object to be checked.
    
    Returns:
    
    True is the object does represent an instance of the underlying entity/component.