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org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing
Class BeanComponentDefinition

java.lang.Object
  extended by org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionHolder
      extended by org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.BeanComponentDefinition
All Implemented Interfaces:
BeanMetadataElement, ComponentDefinition

public class BeanComponentDefinition
extends BeanDefinitionHolder
implements ComponentDefinition

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.
BeanComponentDefinition(BeanDefinition beanDefinition, String beanName, String[] aliases)
          Create a new BeanComponentDefinition for the given bean.
 
Method Summary
 boolean equals(Object other)
          This implementations expects the other object to be of type BeanComponentDefinition as well, in addition to the superclass's equality requirements.
 BeanDefinition[] getBeanDefinitions()
          Return the BeanDefinitions that were registered to form this ComponentDefinition.
 BeanReference[] getBeanReferences()
          Return the set of BeanReferences that are considered to be important to this ComponentDefinition.
 String getDescription()
          Return a friendly description of the described component.
 BeanDefinition[] getInnerBeanDefinitions()
          Return the BeanDefinitions that represent all relevant inner beans within this component.
 String getName()
          Get the user-visible name of this ComponentDefinition.
 String toString()
          This implementation returns this ComponentDefinition's description.
 
Methods inherited from class org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionHolder
getAliases, getBeanDefinition, getBeanName, getLongDescription, getShortDescription, getSource, hashCode
 
Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait
 
Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.BeanMetadataElement
getSource
 

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

Parameters:
beanDefinition - the BeanDefinition
beanName - the name of the bean
aliases - alias names for the bean, or null if none

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.

Specified by:
getName in interface ComponentDefinition

getDescription

public String getDescription()
Description copied from interface: ComponentDefinition
Return a friendly description of the described component.

Implementations are encouraged to return the same value from toString().

Specified by:
getDescription in interface ComponentDefinition

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().

Specified by:
getBeanDefinitions in interface ComponentDefinition
Returns:
the array of BeanDefinitions, or an empty array if none

getInnerBeanDefinitions

public BeanDefinition[] getInnerBeanDefinitions()
Description copied from interface: ComponentDefinition
Return the BeanDefinitions that represent all relevant inner beans within this component.

Other inner beans may exist within the associated BeanDefinitions, however these are not considered to be needed for validation or for user visualization.

Specified by:
getInnerBeanDefinitions in interface ComponentDefinition
Returns:
the array of BeanDefinitions, or an empty array if none

getBeanReferences

public BeanReference[] getBeanReferences()
Description copied from interface: ComponentDefinition
Return the set of BeanReferences that are considered to be important to this ComponentDefinition.

Other BeanReferences may exist within the associated BeanDefinitions, however these are not considered to be needed for validation or for user visualization.

Specified by:
getBeanReferences in interface ComponentDefinition
Returns:
the array of BeanReferences, or an empty array if none

toString

public String toString()
This implementation returns this ComponentDefinition's description.

Overrides:
toString in class BeanDefinitionHolder
See Also:
getDescription()

equals

public boolean equals(Object other)
This implementations expects the other object to be of type BeanComponentDefinition as well, in addition to the superclass's equality requirements.

Overrides:
equals in class BeanDefinitionHolder

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