Interface BeanDefinitionRegistry

All Superinterfaces:
AliasRegistry
All Known Implementing Classes:
AnnotationConfigApplicationContext, DefaultListableBeanFactory, GenericApplicationContext, GenericGroovyApplicationContext, GenericWebApplicationContext, GenericXmlApplicationContext, SimpleBeanDefinitionRegistry, StaticApplicationContext, StaticWebApplicationContext

public interface BeanDefinitionRegistry extends AliasRegistry
Interface for registries that hold bean definitions, for example RootBeanDefinition and ChildBeanDefinition instances. Typically implemented by BeanFactories that internally work with the AbstractBeanDefinition hierarchy.

This is the only interface in Spring's bean factory packages that encapsulates registration of bean definitions. The standard BeanFactory interfaces only cover access to a fully configured factory instance.

Spring's bean definition readers expect to work on an implementation of this interface. Known implementors within the Spring core are DefaultListableBeanFactory and GenericApplicationContext.

Since:
26.11.2003
Author:
Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
  • Method Details

    • registerBeanDefinition

      void registerBeanDefinition(String beanName, BeanDefinition beanDefinition) throws BeanDefinitionStoreException
      Register a new bean definition with this registry. Must support RootBeanDefinition and ChildBeanDefinition.
      Parameters:
      beanName - the name of the bean instance to register
      beanDefinition - definition of the bean instance to register
      Throws:
      BeanDefinitionStoreException - if the BeanDefinition is invalid
      BeanDefinitionOverrideException - if there is already a BeanDefinition for the specified bean name and we are not allowed to override it
      See Also:
    • removeBeanDefinition

      void removeBeanDefinition(String beanName) throws NoSuchBeanDefinitionException
      Remove the BeanDefinition for the given name.
      Parameters:
      beanName - the name of the bean instance to register
      Throws:
      NoSuchBeanDefinitionException - if there is no such bean definition
    • getBeanDefinition

      BeanDefinition getBeanDefinition(String beanName) throws NoSuchBeanDefinitionException
      Return the BeanDefinition for the given bean name.
      Parameters:
      beanName - name of the bean to find a definition for
      Returns:
      the BeanDefinition for the given name (never null)
      Throws:
      NoSuchBeanDefinitionException - if there is no such bean definition
    • containsBeanDefinition

      boolean containsBeanDefinition(String beanName)
      Check if this registry contains a bean definition with the given name.
      Parameters:
      beanName - the name of the bean to look for
      Returns:
      if this registry contains a bean definition with the given name
    • getBeanDefinitionNames

      String[] getBeanDefinitionNames()
      Return the names of all beans defined in this registry.
      Returns:
      the names of all beans defined in this registry, or an empty array if none defined
    • getBeanDefinitionCount

      int getBeanDefinitionCount()
      Return the number of beans defined in the registry.
      Returns:
      the number of beans defined in the registry
    • isBeanNameInUse

      boolean isBeanNameInUse(String beanName)
      Determine whether the given bean name is already in use within this registry, i.e. whether there is a local bean or alias registered under this name.
      Parameters:
      beanName - the name to check
      Returns:
      whether the given bean name is already in use