org.springframework.beans.factory
Class BeanIsNotAFactoryException

java.lang.Object
  java.lang.Throwable
      java.lang.Exception
          java.lang.RuntimeException
              org.springframework.core.NestedRuntimeException
                  org.springframework.beans.BeansException
                      org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanNotOfRequiredTypeException
                          org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanIsNotAFactoryException

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable

public class BeanIsNotAFactoryException
extends BeanNotOfRequiredTypeException

Exception thrown when a bean is not a factory, but a user tries to get at the factory for the given bean name. Whether a bean is a factory is determined by whether it implements the FactoryBean interface.

Since:

10.03.2003

Author:

Rod Johnson

See Also:

FactoryBean, Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

BeanIsNotAFactoryException(String name, Class actualType)
Create a new BeanIsNotAFactoryException.

Method Summary

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanNotOfRequiredTypeException

getActualType, getBeanName, getRequiredType

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.core.NestedRuntimeException

contains, getCause, getMessage, getMostSpecificCause, getRootCause, printStackTrace, printStackTrace

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Throwable

fillInStackTrace, getLocalizedMessage, getStackTrace, initCause, printStackTrace, setStackTrace, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BeanIsNotAFactoryException

public BeanIsNotAFactoryException(String name,
                                  Class actualType)

Create a new BeanIsNotAFactoryException.

Parameters:

name - the name of the bean requested

actualType - the actual type returned, which did not match the expected type