org.springframework.web.context.support
Class ServletContextParameterFactoryBean

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.springframework.web.context.support.ServletContextParameterFactoryBean
All Implemented Interfaces:
FactoryBean, ServletContextAware

public class ServletContextParameterFactoryBean
extends Object
implements FactoryBean, ServletContextAware

FactoryBean that retrieves a specific ServletContext init parameter (that is, a "context-param" defined in web.xml). Exposes that ServletContext init parameter when used as bean reference, effectively making it available as named Spring bean instance.

Since:
1.2.4
Author:
Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
ServletContextAttributeFactoryBean

Constructor Summary
ServletContextParameterFactoryBean()
           
 
Method Summary
 Object getObject()
          Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object managed by this factory.
 Class getObjectType()
          Return the type of object that this FactoryBean creates, or null if not known in advance.
 boolean isSingleton()
          Is the bean managed by this factory a singleton or a prototype?
 void setInitParamName(String initParamName)
          Set the name of the ServletContext init parameter to expose.
 void setServletContext(ServletContext servletContext)
          Set the ServletContext that this object runs in.
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait
 

Constructor Detail

ServletContextParameterFactoryBean

public ServletContextParameterFactoryBean()
Method Detail

setInitParamName

public void setInitParamName(String initParamName)
Set the name of the ServletContext init parameter to expose.


setServletContext

public void setServletContext(ServletContext servletContext)
Description copied from interface: ServletContextAware
Set the ServletContext that this object runs in.

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

Specified by:
setServletContext in interface ServletContextAware
Parameters:
servletContext - ServletContext object to be used by this object

getObject

public Object getObject()
                 throws Exception
Description copied from interface: FactoryBean
Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object managed by this factory. As with a BeanFactory, this allows support for both the Singleton and Prototype design pattern.

If this method returns null, the factory will consider the FactoryBean as not fully initialized and throw a corresponding FactoryBeanNotInitializedException.

Specified by:
getObject in interface FactoryBean
Returns:
an instance of the bean (should not be null; a null value will be considered as an indication of incomplete initialization)
Throws:
Exception - in case of creation errors
See Also:
FactoryBeanNotInitializedException

getObjectType

public Class getObjectType()
Description copied from interface: FactoryBean
Return the type of object that this FactoryBean creates, or null if not known in advance. This allows to check for specific types of beans without instantiating objects, for example on autowiring.

For a singleton, this should try to avoid singleton creation as far as possible; it should rather estimate the type in advance. For prototypes, returning a meaningful type here is advisable too.

This method can be called before this FactoryBean has been fully initialized. It must not rely on state created during initialization; of course, it can still use such state if available.

NOTE: Autowiring will simply ignore FactoryBeans that return null here. Therefore it is highly recommended to implement this method properly, using the current state of the FactoryBean.

Specified by:
getObjectType in interface FactoryBean
Returns:
the type of object that this FactoryBean creates, or null if not known at the time of the call
See Also:
ListableBeanFactory.getBeansOfType(java.lang.Class)

isSingleton

public boolean isSingleton()
Description copied from interface: FactoryBean
Is the bean managed by this factory a singleton or a prototype? That is, will getObject() always return the same object (a reference that can be cached)?

NOTE: If a FactoryBean indicates to hold a singleton object, the object returned from getObject() might get cached by the owning BeanFactory. Hence, do not return true unless the FactoryBean always exposes the same reference.

The singleton status of the FactoryBean itself will generally be provided by the owning BeanFactory; usually, it has to be defined as singleton there.

Specified by:
isSingleton in interface FactoryBean
Returns:
if this bean is a singleton
See Also:
FactoryBean.getObject()


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