org.springframework.beans.factory.support
Class BeanDefinitionReaderUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionReaderUtils

public class BeanDefinitionReaderUtils

extends java.lang.Object

Common utility methods that are useful fo bean definition readers.

Since:

09.07.2004

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

PropertiesBeanDefinitionReader, DefaultXmlBeanDefinitionParser

Constructor Summary

BeanDefinitionReaderUtils()

Method Summary

static AbstractBeanDefinition

createBeanDefinition(java.lang.String className, java.lang.String parent, ConstructorArgumentValues cargs, MutablePropertyValues pvs, java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader) Create a new RootBeanDefinition or ChildBeanDefinition for the given class name, parent, constructor arguments, and property values.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BeanDefinitionReaderUtils

public BeanDefinitionReaderUtils()

Method Detail

createBeanDefinition

public static AbstractBeanDefinition createBeanDefinition(java.lang.String className,
                                                          java.lang.String parent,
                                                          ConstructorArgumentValues cargs,
                                                          MutablePropertyValues pvs,
                                                          java.lang.ClassLoader classLoader)
                                                   throws java.lang.ClassNotFoundException

Create a new RootBeanDefinition or ChildBeanDefinition for the given class name, parent, constructor arguments, and property values.

Parameters:

className - the name of the bean class, if any

parent - the name of the parent bean, if any

cargs - the constructor arguments, if any

pvs - the property values, if any

classLoader - the ClassLoader to use for loading bean classes (can be null to just register bean classes by name)

Returns:

the bean definition

Throws:

java.lang.ClassNotFoundException - if the bean class could not be loaded