org.springframework.beans.factory.config
Class RuntimeBeanReference

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.beans.factory.config.RuntimeBeanReference

public class RuntimeBeanReference
extends Object

Immutable placeholder class used for the value of a PropertyValue object when it's a reference to another bean in this factory to be resolved at runtime.

Author:

Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller

Constructor Summary

RuntimeBeanReference(String beanName)
Create a new RuntimeBeanReference to the given bean name, without explicitly marking it as reference to a bean in the parent factory.

RuntimeBeanReference(String beanName, boolean toParent)
Create a new RuntimeBeanReference to the given bean name, with the option to mark it as reference to a bean in the parent factory.

Method Summary

String	getBeanName() Return the target bean name.
boolean	isToParent() Return whether this is an explicit reference to a bean in the parent factory.
String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

RuntimeBeanReference

public RuntimeBeanReference(String beanName)

Create a new RuntimeBeanReference to the given bean name, without explicitly marking it as reference to a bean in the parent factory.

Parameters:

beanName - name of the target bean

RuntimeBeanReference

public RuntimeBeanReference(String beanName,
                            boolean toParent)

Create a new RuntimeBeanReference to the given bean name, with the option to mark it as reference to a bean in the parent factory.

Parameters:

beanName - name of the target bean

toParent - whether this is an explicit reference to a bean in the parent factory

Method Detail

getBeanName

public String getBeanName()

Return the target bean name.

isToParent

public boolean isToParent()

Return whether this is an explicit reference to a bean in the parent factory.

toString

public String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class Object