org.springframework.beans.factory.access: public interface: BeanFactoryReference

org.springframework.beans.factory.access
public interface: BeanFactoryReference [javadoc | source]

All Known Implementing Classes:
CountingBeanFactoryReference, ContextBeanFactoryReference

Used to track a reference to a BeanFactory obtained through a BeanFactoryLocator .

It is safe to call #release() multiple times, but #getFactory() must not be called after calling release.

Also see:

org.springframework.context.access.ContextBeanFactoryReference

author: Colin - Sampaleanu

Method from org.springframework.beans.factory.access.BeanFactoryReference Summary:
getFactory, release

Method from org.springframework.beans.factory.access.BeanFactoryReference Detail:
public BeanFactory getFactory() Return the BeanFactory instance held by this reference.
public void release() throws FatalBeanException Indicate that the BeanFactory instance referred to by this object is not needed any longer by the client code which obtained the BeanFactoryReference . Depending on the actual implementation of BeanFactoryLocator , and the actual type of `BeanFactory`, this may possibly not actually do anything; alternately in the case of a 'closeable' `BeanFactory` or derived class (such as org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext ) may 'close' it, or may 'close' it once no more references remain. In an EJB usage scenario this would normally be called from `ejbRemove()` and `ejbPassivate()`. This is safe to call multiple times.

Method from org.springframework.beans.factory.access.BeanFactoryReference Detail:

 public BeanFactory getFactory()Return the BeanFactory  instance held by this reference.

 public  void release() throws FatalBeanExceptionIndicate that the BeanFactory  instance referred to by this object is not
needed any longer by the client code which obtained the BeanFactoryReference .
Depending on the actual implementation of BeanFactoryLocator , and
the actual type of BeanFactory, this may possibly not actually
do anything; alternately in the case of a 'closeable' BeanFactory
or derived class (such as org.springframework.context.ApplicationContext )
may 'close' it, or may 'close' it once no more references remain.
In an EJB usage scenario this would normally be called from
ejbRemove() and ejbPassivate().
This is safe to call multiple times.