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Interface BeanInformationFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

JavaBeanInformationFactory

public interface BeanInformationFactory

Defines an object that creates BeanInformation objects.

Author:

Graham Williamson

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
BeanInformation	create(Class<?> beanClass) Create a BeanInformation object from/based on the specified beanClass.
static BeanInformationFactory	getInstance()
static ServiceDefinition<BeanInformationFactory>	getServiceDefinition()

Method Detail

create

BeanInformation create(Class<?> beanClass)
                throws IllegalArgumentException,
                       BeanInformationException

Create a BeanInformation object from/based on the specified beanClass.

Parameters:

beanClass - The type of the object the BeanInformation information should be about.

Returns:

Information about the specified type, encapsulated in a BeanInformation object.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - If the beanClass is deemed illegal. For example, if it is null.

BeanInformationException - If a problem occurs when creating BeanInformation about the specified type. This may be because the specified type is not a valid JavaBean, or perhaps because an unexpected exception occurred when trying to gather information about the type.

getServiceDefinition

static ServiceDefinition<BeanInformationFactory> getServiceDefinition()

getInstance

static BeanInformationFactory getInstance()