com.helger.commons.factory

Interface IHierarchicalFactory<DATATYPE>

Type Parameters:

DATATYPE - The type of object to create.

All Superinterfaces:

IFactoryWithParameter<DATATYPE,DATATYPE>

All Known Subinterfaces:

ITreeItemFactory<DATATYPE,ITEMTYPE>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractTreeItemFactory, DefaultTreeItemFactory

public interface IHierarchicalFactory<DATATYPE>
extends IFactoryWithParameter<DATATYPE,DATATYPE>

This is a generic interface for creating objects of a certain type that have a parent item. For creating root items, please use the IHierarchicalRootFactory interface!

Author:

Philip Helger

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
DATATYPE	create(DATATYPE aParent) Create an object of the desired type.

Method Detail

create

@DevelopersNote(value="No @Nullable annotation as we can make no assumptions on the state")
DATATYPE create(DATATYPE aParent)

Create an object of the desired type.

Specified by:

create in interface IFactoryWithParameter<DATATYPE,DATATYPE>

Parameters:

aParent - The parent item to use. May never be null.

Returns:

The created object.