info.magnolia.objectfactory
Interface ComponentFactory<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of component this factory instantiates.

All Known Subinterfaces:

FactoryUtil.InstanceFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

ConfiguredComponentFactory, FactoryUtil.ObservedObjectFactory, IPSecurityManagerImpl.InstanceFactory, LazyObservedComponentFactory, ObservedComponentFactory, ServerConfiguration.InstanceFactory

public interface ComponentFactory<T>

Implementations of ComponentFactory provide their own instantiation mechanisms. Implementations could for instance get constructor parameters from some well-known place, or call an initialization method, etc. ComponentFactory implementations can be registered in place of the component they're instantiating. (i.e using the same key)

Version:

$Id$

See Also:

ComponentProvider.getComponent(Class)

Method Summary

T	newInstance() Called by the ComponentProvider to create a component.

Method Detail

newInstance

T newInstance()

Called by the ComponentProvider to create a component. This will only be done once and hence instances created by component factories are effectively singletons.