1 package org.apache.commons.digester3;
2
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21
22 import org.xml.sax.Attributes;
23
24 /**
25 * Abstract base class for <code>ObjectCreationFactory</code> implementations.
26 *
27 * @param <T> The object type will be instantiate by this factory.
28 */
29 public abstract class AbstractObjectCreationFactory<T>
30 implements ObjectCreationFactory<T>
31 {
32
33 // ----------------------------------------------------- Instance Variables
34
35 /**
36 * The associated <code>Digester</code> instance that was set up by {@link FactoryCreateRule} upon initialization.
37 */
38 private Digester digester = null;
39
40 // --------------------------------------------------------- Public Methods
41
42 /**
43 * Factory method called by {@link FactoryCreateRule} to supply an object based on the element's attributes.
44 *
45 * @param attributes the element's attributes
46 * @return creates a new T instance
47 * @throws Exception any exception thrown will be propagated upwards
48 */
49 public abstract T createObject( Attributes attributes )
50 throws Exception;
51
52 /**
53 * {@inheritDoc}
54 */
55 public Digester getDigester()
56 {
57 return ( this.digester );
58 }
59
60 /**
61 * {@inheritDoc}
62 */
63 public void setDigester( Digester digester )
64 {
65 this.digester = digester;
66 }
67
68 }