Uses of Interface
org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean

Packages that use FactoryBean

Package	Description
org.springframework.beans.factory	The core package implementing Spring's lightweight Inversion of Control (IoC) container.
org.springframework.beans.factory.config	SPI interfaces and configuration-related convenience classes for bean factories.
org.springframework.beans.factory.serviceloader	Support package for the Java ServiceLoader facility.
org.springframework.beans.factory.support	Classes supporting the org.springframework.beans.factory package.

Uses of FactoryBean in org.springframework.beans.factory

Subinterfaces of FactoryBean in org.springframework.beans.factory

Modifier and Type	Interface	Description
interface	SmartFactoryBean<T>	Extension of the FactoryBean interface.

Uses of FactoryBean in org.springframework.beans.factory.config

Classes in org.springframework.beans.factory.config that implement FactoryBean

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	AbstractFactoryBean<T>	Simple template superclass for FactoryBean implementations that creates a singleton or a prototype object, depending on a flag.
class	FieldRetrievingFactoryBean	FactoryBean which retrieves a static or non-static field value.
class	ListFactoryBean	Simple factory for shared List instances.
class	MapFactoryBean	Simple factory for shared Map instances.
class	MethodInvokingFactoryBean	FactoryBean which returns a value which is the result of a static or instance method invocation.
class	ObjectFactoryCreatingFactoryBean	A FactoryBean implementation that returns a value which is an ObjectFactory that in turn returns a bean sourced from a BeanFactory.
class	PropertiesFactoryBean	Allows for making a properties file from a classpath location available as Properties instance in a bean factory.
class	PropertyPathFactoryBean	FactoryBean that evaluates a property path on a given target object.
class	ProviderCreatingFactoryBean	A FactoryBean implementation that returns a value which is a JSR-330 Provider that in turn returns a bean sourced from a BeanFactory.
class	ServiceLocatorFactoryBean	A FactoryBean implementation that takes an interface which must have one or more methods with the signatures MyType xxx() or MyType xxx(MyIdType id) (typically, MyService getService() or MyService getService(String id)) and creates a dynamic proxy which implements that interface, delegating to an underlying BeanFactory.
class	SetFactoryBean	Simple factory for shared Set instances.
class	YamlMapFactoryBean	Factory for a Map that reads from a YAML source, preserving the YAML-declared value types and their structure.
class	YamlPropertiesFactoryBean	Factory for Properties that reads from a YAML source, exposing a flat structure of String property values.

Uses of FactoryBean in org.springframework.beans.factory.serviceloader

Classes in org.springframework.beans.factory.serviceloader that implement FactoryBean

Modifier and Type	Class	Description
class	AbstractServiceLoaderBasedFactoryBean	Abstract base class for FactoryBeans operating on the JDK 1.6 ServiceLoader facility.
class	ServiceFactoryBean	FactoryBean that exposes the 'primary' service for the configured service class, obtained through the JDK 1.6 ServiceLoader facility.
class	ServiceListFactoryBean	FactoryBean that exposes all services for the configured service class, represented as a List of service objects, obtained through the JDK 1.6 ServiceLoader facility.
class	ServiceLoaderFactoryBean	FactoryBean that exposes the JDK 1.6 ServiceLoader for the configured service class.

Uses of FactoryBean in org.springframework.beans.factory.support

Methods in org.springframework.beans.factory.support that return FactoryBean

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected FactoryBean<?>	FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.getFactoryBean(String beanName, Object beanInstance)	Get a FactoryBean for the given bean if possible.

Methods in org.springframework.beans.factory.support with parameters of type FactoryBean

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
protected Object	FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.getObjectFromFactoryBean(FactoryBean<?> factory, String beanName, boolean shouldPostProcess)	Obtain an object to expose from the given FactoryBean.
protected Class<?>	FactoryBeanRegistrySupport.getTypeForFactoryBean(FactoryBean<?> factoryBean)	Determine the type for the given FactoryBean.