Class DefaultBeanFactory

  • All Implemented Interfaces:
    BeanFactory

    public class DefaultBeanFactory
    extends java.lang.Object
    implements BeanFactory

    The default implementation of the BeanFactory interface.

    This class creates beans of arbitrary types using reflection. Each time the createBean() method is invoked, a new bean instance is created. A default bean class is not supported.

    For data type conversions (which may be needed before invoking methods through reflection to ensure that the current parameters match their declared types) a ConversionHandler object is used. An instance of this class can be passed to the constructor. Alternatively, a default ConversionHandler instance is used.

    An instance of this factory class will be set as the default bean factory for the BeanHelper class. This means that if not bean factory is specified in a BeanDeclaration, this default instance will be used.

    Since:
    1.3
    • Field Detail

      • INSTANCE

        public static final DefaultBeanFactory INSTANCE
        Stores the default instance of this class.
    • Constructor Detail

      • DefaultBeanFactory

        public DefaultBeanFactory()
        Constructs a new instance of DefaultBeanFactory using a default ConversionHandler.
      • DefaultBeanFactory

        public DefaultBeanFactory​(ConversionHandler convHandler)
        Constructs a new instance of DefaultBeanFactory using the specified ConversionHandler for data type conversions.
        Parameters:
        convHandler - the ConversionHandler; can be null, then a default handler is used
        Since:
        2.0
    • Method Detail

      • getConversionHandler

        public ConversionHandler getConversionHandler()
        Gets the ConversionHandler used by this object.
        Returns:
        the ConversionHandler
        Since:
        2.0
      • createBean

        public java.lang.Object createBean​(BeanCreationContext bcc)
                                    throws java.lang.Exception
        Creates a new bean instance. This implementation delegates to the protected methods createBeanInstance() and initBeanInstance() for creating and initializing the bean. This makes it easier for derived classes that need to change specific functionality of the base class.
        Specified by:
        createBean in interface BeanFactory
        Parameters:
        bcc - the context object defining the bean to be created
        Returns:
        the new bean instance
        Throws:
        java.lang.Exception - if an error occurs
      • getDefaultBeanClass

        public java.lang.Class<?> getDefaultBeanClass()
        Gets the default bean class used by this factory. This is always null for this implementation.
        Specified by:
        getDefaultBeanClass in interface BeanFactory
        Returns:
        the default bean class
      • createBeanInstance

        protected java.lang.Object createBeanInstance​(BeanCreationContext bcc)
                                               throws java.lang.Exception
        Creates the bean instance. This method is called by createBean(). It uses reflection to create a new instance of the specified class.
        Parameters:
        bcc - the context object defining the bean to be created
        Returns:
        the new bean instance
        Throws:
        java.lang.Exception - if an error occurs
      • initBeanInstance

        protected void initBeanInstance​(java.lang.Object bean,
                                        BeanCreationContext bcc)
                                 throws java.lang.Exception
        Initializes the newly created bean instance. This method is called by createBean(). It calls the initBean() method of the context object for performing the initialization.
        Parameters:
        bean - the newly created bean instance
        bcc - the context object defining the bean to be created
        Throws:
        java.lang.Exception - if an error occurs
      • findMatchingConstructor

        protected static <T> java.lang.reflect.Constructor<T> findMatchingConstructor​(java.lang.Class<T> beanClass,
                                                                                      BeanDeclaration data)
        Evaluates constructor arguments in the specified BeanDeclaration and tries to find a unique matching constructor. If this is not possible, an exception is thrown. Note: This method is intended to be used by concrete BeanFactory implementations and not by client code.
        Type Parameters:
        T - the type of the bean to be created
        Parameters:
        beanClass - the class of the bean to be created
        data - the current BeanDeclaration
        Returns:
        the single matching constructor
        Throws:
        ConfigurationRuntimeException - if no single matching constructor can be found
        java.lang.NullPointerException - if the bean class or bean declaration are null