org.springframework.beans.factory.config

Class RuntimeBeanReference

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.beans.factory.config.RuntimeBeanReference

All Implemented Interfaces:

BeanMetadataElement, BeanReference

public class RuntimeBeanReference
extends Object
implements BeanReference

Immutable placeholder class used for a property value object when it's a reference to another bean in the factory, to be resolved at runtime.

Author:

Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

BeanDefinition.getPropertyValues(), BeanFactory.getBean(java.lang.String)

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
RuntimeBeanReference(String beanName) Create a new RuntimeBeanReference to the given bean name, without explicitly marking it as reference to a bean in the parent factory.
RuntimeBeanReference(String beanName, boolean toParent) Create a new RuntimeBeanReference to the given bean name, with the option to mark it as reference to a bean in the parent factory.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	equals(Object other)
String	getBeanName() Return the target bean name that this reference points to (never null).
Object	getSource() Return the configuration source Object for this metadata element (may be null).
int	hashCode()
boolean	isToParent() Return whether this is an explicit reference to a bean in the parent factory.
void	setSource(Object source) Set the configuration source Object for this metadata element.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

RuntimeBeanReference

public RuntimeBeanReference(String beanName)

Create a new RuntimeBeanReference to the given bean name, without explicitly marking it as reference to a bean in the parent factory.

Parameters:

beanName - name of the target bean

RuntimeBeanReference

public RuntimeBeanReference(String beanName,
                            boolean toParent)

Create a new RuntimeBeanReference to the given bean name, with the option to mark it as reference to a bean in the parent factory.

Parameters:

beanName - name of the target bean

toParent - whether this is an explicit reference to a bean in the parent factory

Method Detail

getBeanName

public String getBeanName()

Description copied from interface: BeanReference

Return the target bean name that this reference points to (never null).

Specified by:

getBeanName in interface BeanReference

isToParent

public boolean isToParent()

Return whether this is an explicit reference to a bean in the parent factory.

setSource

public void setSource(Object source)

Set the configuration source Object for this metadata element.

The exact type of the object will depend on the configuration mechanism used.

getSource

public Object getSource()

Description copied from interface: BeanMetadataElement

Return the configuration source Object for this metadata element (may be null).

Specified by:

getSource in interface BeanMetadataElement

equals

public boolean equals(Object other)

Overrides:

equals in class Object

hashCode

public int hashCode()

Overrides:

hashCode in class Object

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object