com.izforge.izpack.api.factory

Interface ObjectFactory

public interface ObjectFactory

An object factory that supports dependency injection.

Author:

Tim Anderson

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> T	create(Class<T> type, Object... parameters) Creates a new instance of the specified type.
<T> T	create(String className, Class<T> superType, Object... parameters) Creates a new instance of the specified class name.

Method Detail

create

<T> T create(Class<T> type,
             Object... parameters)

Creates a new instance of the specified type.

Constructor arguments may be specified as parameters, or injected by the factory. When specified as parameters, order is unimportant, but must be unambiguous.

Parameters:

type - the object type

parameters - additional constructor parameters

Returns:

a new instance

create

<T> T create(String className,
             Class<T> superType,
             Object... parameters)

Creates a new instance of the specified class name.

Constructor arguments may be specified as parameters, or injected by the factory. When specified as parameters, order is unimportant, but must be unambiguous.

Parameters:

className - the class name

superType - the super type

parameters - additional constructor parameters

Returns:

a new instance

Throws:

ClassCastException - if className does not implement or extend superType

IzPackClassNotFoundException - if the class cannot be found