org.springframework.beans.factory.config
Interface AutowireCapableBeanFactory

All Known Subinterfaces:

ConfigurableListableBeanFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

AbstractBeanFactory

public interface AutowireCapableBeanFactory

extends BeanFactory

Extension of the BeanFactory interface to be implemented by bean factories that are capable of autowiring and expose this functionality for existing bean instances.

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

Version: $Id: AutowireCapableBeanFactory.java,v 1.3 2004/02/05 01:15:10 dkopylenko Exp $

Since: 04.12.2003

Field Detail

AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT

public final static int AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT

Constant that indicates determining an appropriate autowire strategy through introspection of the bean class.

See Also:

autowire(java.lang.Class,int,boolean)

public final static int AUTOWIRE_BY_NAME

Constant that indicates autowiring by name.

See Also:

autowire(java.lang.Class,int,boolean), autowireBeanProperties(java.lang.Object,int,boolean)

public final static int AUTOWIRE_BY_TYPE

Constant that indicates autowiring by type.

See Also:

autowire(java.lang.Class,int,boolean), autowireBeanProperties(java.lang.Object,int,boolean)

public final static int AUTOWIRE_CONSTRUCTOR

Constant that indicates autowiring a constructor.

See Also:

autowire(java.lang.Class,int,boolean)

public Object applyBeanPostProcessorsAfterInitialization(Object existingBean, String name)
                                                   throws org.springframework.beans.BeansException

Apply BeanPostProcessors to the given existing bean instance, invoking their postProcessAfterInitialization methods. The returned bean instance may be a wrapper around the original.

Parameters:

existingBean - the new bean instance

name - the name of the bean

Returns: the bean instance to use, either the original or a wrapped one

Throws:

BeansException - if any post-processing failed

See Also:

BeanPostProcessor.postProcessAfterInitialization(java.lang.Object,java.lang.String)

public Object applyBeanPostProcessorsBeforeInitialization(Object existingBean, String name)
                                                    throws org.springframework.beans.BeansException

Apply BeanPostProcessors to the given existing bean instance, invoking their postProcessBeforeInitialization methods. The returned bean instance may be a wrapper around the original.

Parameters:

existingBean - the new bean instance

name - the name of the bean

Returns: the bean instance to use, either the original or a wrapped one

Throws:

BeansException - if any post-processing failed

See Also:

BeanPostProcessor.postProcessBeforeInitialization(java.lang.Object,java.lang.String)

public Object autowire(Class beanClass, int autowireMode, boolean dependencyCheck)
                 throws org.springframework.beans.BeansException

Create a new bean instance of the given class with the specified autowire strategy. All constants defined in this interface are supported here.

Parameters:

beanClass - the class of the bean to instantiate

autowireMode - by name or type, using the constants in this interface

dependencyCheck - whether to perform a dependency check for objects (not applicable to autowiring a constructor, thus ignored there)

Returns: the new bean instance

Throws:

BeansException - if instantiation respectively wiring failed

See Also:

AUTOWIRE_BY_NAME, AUTOWIRE_BY_TYPE, AUTOWIRE_CONSTRUCTOR, AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT

public void autowireBeanProperties(Object existingBean, int autowireMode, boolean dependencyCheck)
                             throws org.springframework.beans.BeansException

Autowire the bean properties of the given bean instance by name or type.

Parameters:

existingBean - the existing bean instance

autowireMode - by name or type, using the constants in this interface

dependencyCheck - whether to perform a dependency check for object

Throws:

BeansException - if wiring failed

See Also:

AUTOWIRE_BY_NAME, AUTOWIRE_BY_TYPE