ColumnFactory (org.refcodes:refcodes-tabular 2.1.5 API)

Type Parameters:

T - The type managed by the Column.

All Superinterfaces:

org.refcodes.factory.LookupFactory<Column<T>,String>

All Known Implementing Classes:

BooleanColumnFactory, DoubleColumnFactory, FloatColumnFactory, IntColumnFactory, LongColumnFactory, ObjectColumnFactory, StringColumnFactory
```
public interface ColumnFactory<T>
extends org.refcodes.factory.LookupFactory<Column<T>,String>
```
A ColumnFactory creates or retrieves a Column instances identified by the provided key (name). The kind of Column and the type managed by the Column is factory dependent.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`Column<T>`	`createInstance(String aKey)`
`Column<T>`	`createInstance(String aKey, Map<String,String> aProperties)`

- Method Detail
  - createInstance
```
Column<T> createInstance(String aKey)
```
    Specified by:
    
    createInstance in interface org.refcodes.factory.LookupFactory<Column<T>,String>
  - createInstance
```
Column<T> createInstance(String aKey,
                         Map<String,String> aProperties)
```
    Specified by:
    
    createInstance in interface org.refcodes.factory.LookupFactory<Column<T>,String>