org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing
Class BeanComponentDefinition

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.AbstractComponentDefinition
      org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.BeanComponentDefinition

All Implemented Interfaces:

BeanMetadataElement, ComponentDefinition

public class BeanComponentDefinition
extends AbstractComponentDefinition

ComponentDefinition based on a standard BeanDefinition, exposing the given bean definition as well as inner bean definitions and bean references for the given bean.

Since:

2.0

Author:

Rob Harrop, Juergen Hoeller

Constructor Summary

BeanComponentDefinition(BeanDefinitionHolder holder)
Create a new BeanComponentDefinition for the given bean.

BeanComponentDefinition(BeanDefinition beanDefinition, String beanName)
Create a new BeanComponentDefinition for the given bean.

Method Summary

BeanDefinition[]	getBeanDefinitions() Return the BeanDefinitions that were registered to form this ComponentDefinition.
BeanReference[]	getBeanReferences() Returns an empty array.
String	getDescription() Delegates to ComponentDefinition.getName().
BeanDefinition[]	getInnerBeanDefinitions() Returns an empty array.
String	getName() Get the user visible name of this ComponentDefinition.
Object	getSource() Return the configuration source Object for this metadata element (may be null).

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.AbstractComponentDefinition

toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BeanComponentDefinition

public BeanComponentDefinition(BeanDefinition beanDefinition,
                               String beanName)

Create a new BeanComponentDefinition for the given bean.

Parameters:

beanDefinition - the BeanDefinition

beanName - the name of the bean

BeanComponentDefinition

public BeanComponentDefinition(BeanDefinitionHolder holder)

Create a new BeanComponentDefinition for the given bean.

Parameters:

holder - the BeanDefinitionHolder encapsulating the bean definition as well as the name of the bean

Method Detail

getName

public String getName()

Description copied from interface: ComponentDefinition

Get the user visible name of this ComponentDefinition. This should link back directly to the corresponding configuration data for this component in a given context.

getDescription

public String getDescription()

Description copied from class: AbstractComponentDefinition

Delegates to ComponentDefinition.getName().

Specified by:

getDescription in interface ComponentDefinition

Overrides:

getDescription in class AbstractComponentDefinition

getBeanDefinitions

public BeanDefinition[] getBeanDefinitions()

Description copied from interface: ComponentDefinition

Return the BeanDefinitions that were registered to form this ComponentDefinition. It should be noted that a ComponentDefinition may well be related with other BeanDefinitions via references, however these are not included as they may be not available immediately. Important BeanReferences are available from ComponentDefinition.getBeanReferences().

Returns:

the array of BeanDefinitions, or an empty array if none

getInnerBeanDefinitions

public BeanDefinition[] getInnerBeanDefinitions()

Description copied from class: AbstractComponentDefinition

Returns an empty array.

Specified by:

getInnerBeanDefinitions in interface ComponentDefinition

Overrides:

getInnerBeanDefinitions in class AbstractComponentDefinition

Returns:

the array of BeanDefinitions, or an empty array if none

getBeanReferences

public BeanReference[] getBeanReferences()

Description copied from class: AbstractComponentDefinition

Returns an empty array.

Specified by:

getBeanReferences in interface ComponentDefinition

Overrides:

getBeanReferences in class AbstractComponentDefinition

Returns:

the array of BeanReferences, or an empty array if none

getSource

public Object getSource()

Description copied from interface: BeanMetadataElement

Return the configuration source Object for this metadata element (may be null).