org.apache.commons.clazz
Interface ClazzInstanceFactory

All Superinterfaces:

ClazzElement, ClazzFeature

All Known Implementing Classes:

BeanClazzConstructorInstanceFactory, BeanClazzInstanceFactory, ReflectedConstructorInstanceFactory, ReflectedMethodInstanceFactory

public interface ClazzInstanceFactory
extends ClazzFeature

An object resposible for allocating new instances of a Clazz.

Version:

$Id: ClazzInstanceFactory.java 155436 2005-02-26 13:17:48Z dirkv $

Author:

Dmitri Plotnikov

Method Summary

String	getName() Returns the name of the factory.
Clazz[]	getParameterClazzes() Returns the factory parameter types.
String	getSignature() Returns the signature of the factory in the format "factoryName(paramType1,...)", where "factoryName" may be empty.
Object	newInstance(Object[] parameters) Creates a new instance.

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.commons.clazz.ClazzFeature

getDeclaringClazz

Methods inherited from interface org.apache.commons.clazz.ClazzElement

getAttribute, getAttributes

Method Detail

newInstance

Object newInstance(Object[] parameters)

Creates a new instance.

Parameters:

parameters - is the list of parameters. It can be null if the factory takes no parameters.

getName

String getName()

Returns the name of the factory. May be null.

getParameterClazzes

Clazz[] getParameterClazzes()

Returns the factory parameter types.

getSignature

String getSignature()

Returns the signature of the factory in the format "factoryName(paramType1,...)", where "factoryName" may be empty.