org.springframework.beans.factory
Interface BeanFactoryAware

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractAutoProxyCreator, ProxyFactoryBean, AbstractPrototypeTargetSource

public interface BeanFactoryAware

Interface to be implemented by beans that wish to be aware of their owning BeanFactory. Beans can e.g. look up collaborating beans via the factory.

Note that most beans will choose to receive references to collaborating beans via respective bean properties.

For a list of all bean lifecycle methods, see the BeanFactory javadocs.

Author:

Rod Johnson

Version: $Revision: 1.4 $

Since: 11-Mar-2003

See Also: BeanNameAware, InitializingBean, BeanFactory, ApplicationContextAware

public void setBeanFactory(BeanFactory beanFactory)
                     throws org.springframework.beans.BeansException

Callback that supplies the owning factory to a bean instance.

Invoked after population of normal bean properties but before an init callback like InitializingBean's afterPropertiesSet or a custom init-method.

Parameters:

beanFactory - owning BeanFactory (may not be null). The bean can immediately call methods on the factory.

Throws:

BeansException - in case of initialization errors

See Also:

BeanInitializationException