org.springframework.beans.factory.config
Interface AutowireCapableBeanFactory

All Superinterfaces:
BeanFactory
All Known Subinterfaces:
ConfigurableListableBeanFactory
All Known Implementing Classes:
AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory, DefaultListableBeanFactory, XmlBeanFactory

public interface AutowireCapableBeanFactory
extends BeanFactory

Extension of the BeanFactory interface to be implemented by bean factories that are capable of autowiring, provided that they want to expose this functionality for existing bean instances.

This subinterface of BeanFactory is not meant to be used in normal application code: stick to BeanFactory or ListableBeanFactory for typical use cases.

Integration code for other frameworks can leverage this interface to wire and populate existing bean instances that Spring does not control the lifecycle of. This is particularly useful for WebWork Actions and Tapestry Page objects, for example.

Note that this interface is not implemented by ApplicationContext facades, as it is hardly ever used by application code. That said, it is available from an application context too, accessible through ApplicationContext's ApplicationContext.getAutowireCapableBeanFactory() method.

You may also implement the BeanFactoryAware interface, which exposes the internal BeanFactory even when running in an ApplicationContext, to get access to an AutowireCapableBeanFactory: simply cast the passed-in BeanFactory to AutowireCapableBeanFactory.

Since:
04.12.2003
Author:
Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
BeanFactoryAware, ConfigurableListableBeanFactory, ApplicationContext.getAutowireCapableBeanFactory()

Field Summary
static int AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT
          Deprecated. as of Spring 3.0: If you are using mixed autowiring strategies, prefer annotation-based autowiring for clearer demarcation of autowiring needs.
static int AUTOWIRE_BY_NAME
          Constant that indicates autowiring bean properties by name (applying to all bean property setters).
static int AUTOWIRE_BY_TYPE
          Constant that indicates autowiring bean properties by type (applying to all bean property setters).
static int AUTOWIRE_CONSTRUCTOR
          Constant that indicates autowiring the greediest constructor that can be satisfied (involves resolving the appropriate constructor).
static int AUTOWIRE_NO
          Constant that indicates no externally defined autowiring.
 
Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory
FACTORY_BEAN_PREFIX
 
Method Summary
 Object applyBeanPostProcessorsAfterInitialization(Object existingBean, String beanName)
          Apply BeanPostProcessors to the given existing bean instance, invoking their postProcessAfterInitialization methods.
 Object applyBeanPostProcessorsBeforeInitialization(Object existingBean, String beanName)
          Apply BeanPostProcessors to the given existing bean instance, invoking their postProcessBeforeInitialization methods.
 void applyBeanPropertyValues(Object existingBean, String beanName)
          Apply the property values of the bean definition with the given name to the given bean instance.
 Object autowire(Class beanClass, int autowireMode, boolean dependencyCheck)
          Instantiate a new bean instance of the given class with the specified autowire strategy.
 void autowireBean(Object existingBean)
          Populate the given bean instance through applying after-instantiation callbacks and bean property post-processing (e.g.
 void autowireBeanProperties(Object existingBean, int autowireMode, boolean dependencyCheck)
          Autowire the bean properties of the given bean instance by name or type.
 Object configureBean(Object existingBean, String beanName)
          Configure the given raw bean: autowiring bean properties, applying bean property values, applying factory callbacks such as setBeanName and setBeanFactory, and also applying all bean post processors (including ones which might wrap the given raw bean).
<T> T
createBean(Class<T> beanClass)
          Fully create a new bean instance of the given class.
 Object createBean(Class beanClass, int autowireMode, boolean dependencyCheck)
          Fully create a new bean instance of the given class with the specified autowire strategy.
 Object initializeBean(Object existingBean, String beanName)
          Initialize the given raw bean, applying factory callbacks such as setBeanName and setBeanFactory, also applying all bean post processors (including ones which might wrap the given raw bean).
 Object resolveDependency(DependencyDescriptor descriptor, String beanName)
          Resolve the specified dependency against the beans defined in this factory.
 Object resolveDependency(DependencyDescriptor descriptor, String beanName, Set<String> autowiredBeanNames, TypeConverter typeConverter)
          Resolve the specified dependency against the beans defined in this factory.
 
Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory
containsBean, getAliases, getBean, getBean, getBean, getBean, getType, isPrototype, isSingleton, isTypeMatch
 

Field Detail

AUTOWIRE_NO

static final int AUTOWIRE_NO
Constant that indicates no externally defined autowiring. Note that BeanFactoryAware etc and annotation-driven injection will still be applied.

See Also:
createBean(java.lang.Class), autowire(java.lang.Class, int, boolean), autowireBeanProperties(java.lang.Object, int, boolean), Constant Field Values

AUTOWIRE_BY_NAME

static final int AUTOWIRE_BY_NAME
Constant that indicates autowiring bean properties by name (applying to all bean property setters).

See Also:
createBean(java.lang.Class), autowire(java.lang.Class, int, boolean), autowireBeanProperties(java.lang.Object, int, boolean), Constant Field Values

AUTOWIRE_BY_TYPE

static final int AUTOWIRE_BY_TYPE
Constant that indicates autowiring bean properties by type (applying to all bean property setters).

See Also:
createBean(java.lang.Class), autowire(java.lang.Class, int, boolean), autowireBeanProperties(java.lang.Object, int, boolean), Constant Field Values

AUTOWIRE_CONSTRUCTOR

static final int AUTOWIRE_CONSTRUCTOR
Constant that indicates autowiring the greediest constructor that can be satisfied (involves resolving the appropriate constructor).

See Also:
createBean(java.lang.Class), autowire(java.lang.Class, int, boolean), Constant Field Values

AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT

@Deprecated
static final int AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT
Deprecated. as of Spring 3.0: If you are using mixed autowiring strategies, prefer annotation-based autowiring for clearer demarcation of autowiring needs.
Constant that indicates determining an appropriate autowire strategy through introspection of the bean class.

See Also:
createBean(java.lang.Class), autowire(java.lang.Class, int, boolean), Constant Field Values
Method Detail

createBean

<T> T createBean(Class<T> beanClass)
             throws BeansException
Fully create a new bean instance of the given class.

Performs full initialization of the bean, including all applicable BeanPostProcessors.

Note: This is intended for creating a fresh instance, populating annotated fields and methods as well as applying all standard bean initialiation callbacks. It does not imply traditional by-name or by-type autowiring of properties; use createBean(Class, int, boolean) for that purposes.

Parameters:
beanClass - the class of the bean to create
Returns:
the new bean instance
Throws:
BeansException - if instantiation or wiring failed

autowireBean

void autowireBean(Object existingBean)
                  throws BeansException
Populate the given bean instance through applying after-instantiation callbacks and bean property post-processing (e.g. for annotation-driven injection).

Note: This is essentially intended for (re-)populating annotated fields and methods, either for new instances or for deserialized instances. It does not imply traditional by-name or by-type autowiring of properties; use autowireBeanProperties(java.lang.Object, int, boolean) for that purposes.

Parameters:
existingBean - the existing bean instance
Throws:
BeansException - if wiring failed

configureBean

Object configureBean(Object existingBean,
                     String beanName)
                     throws BeansException
Configure the given raw bean: autowiring bean properties, applying bean property values, applying factory callbacks such as setBeanName and setBeanFactory, and also applying all bean post processors (including ones which might wrap the given raw bean).

This is effectively a superset of what initializeBean(java.lang.Object, java.lang.String) provides, fully applying the configuration specified by the corresponding bean definition. Note: This method requires a bean definition for the given name!

Parameters:
existingBean - the existing bean instance
beanName - the name of the bean, to be passed to it if necessary (a bean definition of that name has to be available)
Returns:
the bean instance to use, either the original or a wrapped one
Throws:
NoSuchBeanDefinitionException - if there is no bean definition with the given name
BeansException - if the initialization failed
See Also:
initializeBean(java.lang.Object, java.lang.String)

resolveDependency

Object resolveDependency(DependencyDescriptor descriptor,
                         String beanName)
                         throws BeansException
Resolve the specified dependency against the beans defined in this factory.

Parameters:
descriptor - the descriptor for the dependency
beanName - the name of the bean which declares the present dependency
Returns:
the resolved object, or null if none found
Throws:
BeansException - in dependency resolution failed

createBean

Object createBean(Class beanClass,
                  int autowireMode,
                  boolean dependencyCheck)
                  throws BeansException
Fully create a new bean instance of the given class with the specified autowire strategy. All constants defined in this interface are supported here.

Performs full initialization of the bean, including all applicable BeanPostProcessors. This is effectively a superset of what autowire(java.lang.Class, int, boolean) provides, adding initializeBean(java.lang.Object, java.lang.String) behavior.

Parameters:
beanClass - the class of the bean to create
autowireMode - by name or type, using the constants in this interface
dependencyCheck - whether to perform a dependency check for objects (not applicable to autowiring a constructor, thus ignored there)
Returns:
the new bean instance
Throws:
BeansException - if instantiation or wiring failed
See Also:
AUTOWIRE_NO, AUTOWIRE_BY_NAME, AUTOWIRE_BY_TYPE, AUTOWIRE_CONSTRUCTOR

autowire

Object autowire(Class beanClass,
                int autowireMode,
                boolean dependencyCheck)
                throws BeansException
Instantiate a new bean instance of the given class with the specified autowire strategy. All constants defined in this interface are supported here. Can also be invoked with AUTOWIRE_NO in order to just apply before-instantiation callbacks (e.g. for annotation-driven injection).

Does not apply standard BeanPostProcessors callbacks or perform any further initialization of the bean. This interface offers distinct, fine-grained operations for those purposes, for example initializeBean(java.lang.Object, java.lang.String). However, InstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor callbacks are applied, if applicable to the construction of the instance.

Parameters:
beanClass - the class of the bean to instantiate
autowireMode - by name or type, using the constants in this interface
dependencyCheck - whether to perform a dependency check for object references in the bean instance (not applicable to autowiring a constructor, thus ignored there)
Returns:
the new bean instance
Throws:
BeansException - if instantiation or wiring failed
See Also:
AUTOWIRE_NO, AUTOWIRE_BY_NAME, AUTOWIRE_BY_TYPE, AUTOWIRE_CONSTRUCTOR, AUTOWIRE_AUTODETECT, initializeBean(java.lang.Object, java.lang.String), applyBeanPostProcessorsBeforeInitialization(java.lang.Object, java.lang.String), applyBeanPostProcessorsAfterInitialization(java.lang.Object, java.lang.String)

autowireBeanProperties

void autowireBeanProperties(Object existingBean,
                            int autowireMode,
                            boolean dependencyCheck)
                            throws BeansException
Autowire the bean properties of the given bean instance by name or type. Can also be invoked with AUTOWIRE_NO in order to just apply after-instantiation callbacks (e.g. for annotation-driven injection).

Does not apply standard BeanPostProcessors callbacks or perform any further initialization of the bean. This interface offers distinct, fine-grained operations for those purposes, for example initializeBean(java.lang.Object, java.lang.String). However, InstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor callbacks are applied, if applicable to the configuration of the instance.

Parameters:
existingBean - the existing bean instance
autowireMode - by name or type, using the constants in this interface
dependencyCheck - whether to perform a dependency check for object references in the bean instance
Throws:
BeansException - if wiring failed
See Also:
AUTOWIRE_BY_NAME, AUTOWIRE_BY_TYPE, AUTOWIRE_NO

applyBeanPropertyValues

void applyBeanPropertyValues(Object existingBean,
                             String beanName)
                             throws BeansException
Apply the property values of the bean definition with the given name to the given bean instance. The bean definition can either define a fully self-contained bean, reusing its property values, or just property values meant to be used for existing bean instances.

This method does not autowire bean properties; it just applies explicitly defined property values. Use the autowireBeanProperties(java.lang.Object, int, boolean) method to autowire an existing bean instance. Note: This method requires a bean definition for the given name!

Does not apply standard BeanPostProcessors callbacks or perform any further initialization of the bean. This interface offers distinct, fine-grained operations for those purposes, for example initializeBean(java.lang.Object, java.lang.String). However, InstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor callbacks are applied, if applicable to the configuration of the instance.

Parameters:
existingBean - the existing bean instance
beanName - the name of the bean definition in the bean factory (a bean definition of that name has to be available)
Throws:
NoSuchBeanDefinitionException - if there is no bean definition with the given name
BeansException - if applying the property values failed
See Also:
autowireBeanProperties(java.lang.Object, int, boolean)

initializeBean

Object initializeBean(Object existingBean,
                      String beanName)
                      throws BeansException
Initialize the given raw bean, applying factory callbacks such as setBeanName and setBeanFactory, also applying all bean post processors (including ones which might wrap the given raw bean).

Note that no bean definition of the given name has to exist in the bean factory. The passed-in bean name will simply be used for callbacks but not checked against the registered bean definitions.

Parameters:
existingBean - the existing bean instance
beanName - the name of the bean, to be passed to it if necessary (only passed to BeanPostProcessors)
Returns:
the bean instance to use, either the original or a wrapped one
Throws:
BeansException - if the initialization failed

applyBeanPostProcessorsBeforeInitialization

Object applyBeanPostProcessorsBeforeInitialization(Object existingBean,
                                                   String beanName)
                                                   throws BeansException
Apply BeanPostProcessors to the given existing bean instance, invoking their postProcessBeforeInitialization methods. The returned bean instance may be a wrapper around the original.

Parameters:
existingBean - the new bean instance
beanName - the name of the bean
Returns:
the bean instance to use, either the original or a wrapped one
Throws:
BeansException - if any post-processing failed
See Also:
BeanPostProcessor.postProcessBeforeInitialization(java.lang.Object, java.lang.String)

applyBeanPostProcessorsAfterInitialization

Object applyBeanPostProcessorsAfterInitialization(Object existingBean,
                                                  String beanName)
                                                  throws BeansException
Apply BeanPostProcessors to the given existing bean instance, invoking their postProcessAfterInitialization methods. The returned bean instance may be a wrapper around the original.

Parameters:
existingBean - the new bean instance
beanName - the name of the bean
Returns:
the bean instance to use, either the original or a wrapped one
Throws:
BeansException - if any post-processing failed
See Also:
BeanPostProcessor.postProcessAfterInitialization(java.lang.Object, java.lang.String)

resolveDependency

Object resolveDependency(DependencyDescriptor descriptor,
                         String beanName,
                         Set<String> autowiredBeanNames,
                         TypeConverter typeConverter)
                         throws BeansException
Resolve the specified dependency against the beans defined in this factory.

Parameters:
descriptor - the descriptor for the dependency
beanName - the name of the bean which declares the present dependency
autowiredBeanNames - a Set that all names of autowired beans (used for resolving the present dependency) are supposed to be added to
typeConverter - the TypeConverter to use for populating arrays and collections
Returns:
the resolved object, or null if none found
Throws:
BeansException - in dependency resolution failed