gov.sandia.cognition.factory

Class DefaultFactory<CreatedType>

java.lang.Object

gov.sandia.cognition.util.AbstractCloneableSerializable

gov.sandia.cognition.factory.DefaultFactory<CreatedType>

Type Parameters:

CreatedType - The type that the factory creates.

All Implemented Interfaces:

Factory<CreatedType>, CloneableSerializable, java.io.Serializable, java.lang.Cloneable

@CodeReview(reviewer="Kevin R. Dixon",
            date="2008-12-02",
            changesNeeded=false,
            comments={"I just don\'t think this class will be useful.","However, the implementation is great... if anybody ever finds it useful."})
public class DefaultFactory<CreatedType>
extends AbstractCloneableSerializable
implements Factory<CreatedType>

The DefaultFactory class is a default implementation of the Factory interface that takes a class as its parameter and uses the default constructor of the class, called through newInstance(), to create new objects of that class.

Since:

2.1

Author:

Justin Basilico

See Also:

Serialized Form

Field Summary

Fields

Modifier and Type	Field and Description
protected java.lang.Class<? extends CreatedType>	createdClass The class whose default constructor is used to create new objects.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
DefaultFactory(java.lang.Class<? extends CreatedType> createdClass) Creates a new DefaultFactory for the given class.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
CreatedType	create() Creates a new object using the default constructor of the class that the factory contains.
static <T> DefaultFactory<T>	get(java.lang.Class<T> createdClass) Gets a new DefaultFactory for the given class.
java.lang.Class<? extends CreatedType>	getCreatedClass() Gets the class whose default constructor is used to create new objects.
void	setCreatedClass(java.lang.Class<? extends CreatedType> createdClass) Sets the class whose default constructor is used to create new objects.

Methods inherited from class gov.sandia.cognition.util.AbstractCloneableSerializable

clone

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

createdClass

protected java.lang.Class<? extends CreatedType> createdClass

The class whose default constructor is used to create new objects.

Constructor Detail

DefaultFactory

public DefaultFactory(java.lang.Class<? extends CreatedType> createdClass)

Creates a new DefaultFactory for the given class.

Parameters:

createdClass - The class whose default constructor is used to create new objects.

Method Detail

create

public CreatedType create()

Creates a new object using the default constructor of the class that the factory contains.

Specified by:

create in interface Factory<CreatedType>

Returns:

A new object of the created class.

getCreatedClass

public java.lang.Class<? extends CreatedType> getCreatedClass()

Gets the class whose default constructor is used to create new objects.

Returns:

The class whose default constructor is used to create new objects.

setCreatedClass

public void setCreatedClass(java.lang.Class<? extends CreatedType> createdClass)

Sets the class whose default constructor is used to create new objects. The class cannot be null, an interface, or an abstract class and must have a default constructor.

Parameters:

createdClass - The class whose default constructor is used to create new objects.

get

public static <T> DefaultFactory<T> get(java.lang.Class<T> createdClass)

Gets a new DefaultFactory for the given class. The class cannot be null, an interface, or an abstract class and must have a default constructor.

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the class.

Parameters:

createdClass - The class whose default constructor will be used in the factory.

Returns:

A new DefaultFactory created for the given class.