org.springframework.beans.factory.support
Class BeanDefinitionBuilder

java.lang.Object
  org.springframework.beans.factory.support.BeanDefinitionBuilder

public class BeanDefinitionBuilder
extends Object

Programmatic means of constructing BeanDefinitions using the builder pattern. Intended primarily for use when implementing Spring 2.0 NamespaceHandlers.

Since:

2.0

Author:

Rod Johnson, Rob Harrop, Juergen Hoeller

Method Summary

BeanDefinitionBuilder	addConstructorArg(Object value) Deprecated. since Spring 2.5, in favor of addConstructorArgValue(java.lang.Object)
BeanDefinitionBuilder	addConstructorArgReference(String beanName) Add a reference to a named bean as a constructor arg.
BeanDefinitionBuilder	addConstructorArgValue(Object value) Add an indexed constructor arg value.
BeanDefinitionBuilder	addDependsOn(String beanName) Append the specified bean name to the list of beans that this definition depends on.
BeanDefinitionBuilder	addPropertyReference(String name, String beanName) Add a reference to the specified bean name under the property specified.
BeanDefinitionBuilder	addPropertyValue(String name, Object value) Add the supplied property value under the given name.
static BeanDefinitionBuilder	childBeanDefinition(String parentName) Create a new BeanDefinitionBuilder used to construct a ChildBeanDefinition.
static BeanDefinitionBuilder	genericBeanDefinition() Create a new BeanDefinitionBuilder used to construct a GenericBeanDefinition.
static BeanDefinitionBuilder	genericBeanDefinition(Class beanClass) Create a new BeanDefinitionBuilder used to construct a GenericBeanDefinition.
static BeanDefinitionBuilder	genericBeanDefinition(String beanClassName) Create a new BeanDefinitionBuilder used to construct a GenericBeanDefinition.
AbstractBeanDefinition	getBeanDefinition() Validate and return the created BeanDefinition object.
AbstractBeanDefinition	getRawBeanDefinition() Return the current BeanDefinition object in its raw (unvalidated) form.
static BeanDefinitionBuilder	rootBeanDefinition(Class beanClass) Create a new BeanDefinitionBuilder used to construct a RootBeanDefinition.
static BeanDefinitionBuilder	rootBeanDefinition(Class beanClass, String factoryMethodName) Create a new BeanDefinitionBuilder used to construct a RootBeanDefinition.
static BeanDefinitionBuilder	rootBeanDefinition(String beanClassName) Create a new BeanDefinitionBuilder used to construct a RootBeanDefinition.
static BeanDefinitionBuilder	rootBeanDefinition(String beanClassName, String factoryMethodName) Create a new BeanDefinitionBuilder used to construct a RootBeanDefinition.
BeanDefinitionBuilder	setAbstract(boolean flag) Set whether or not this definition is abstract.
BeanDefinitionBuilder	setAutowireMode(int autowireMode) Set the autowire mode for this definition.
BeanDefinitionBuilder	setDependencyCheck(int dependencyCheck) Set the depency check mode for this definition.
BeanDefinitionBuilder	setDestroyMethodName(String methodName) Set the destroy method for this definition.
BeanDefinitionBuilder	setFactoryBean(String factoryBean, String factoryMethod) Deprecated. since Spring 2.5, in favor of preparing this on the raw BeanDefinition object
BeanDefinitionBuilder	setFactoryMethod(String factoryMethod) Set the name of the factory method to use for this definition.
BeanDefinitionBuilder	setInitMethodName(String methodName) Set the init method for this definition.
BeanDefinitionBuilder	setLazyInit(boolean lazy) Set whether beans for this definition should be lazily initialized or not.
BeanDefinitionBuilder	setParentName(String parentName) Set the name of the parent definition of this bean definition.
BeanDefinitionBuilder	setResourceDescription(String resourceDescription) Deprecated. since Spring 2.5, in favor of preparing this on the raw BeanDefinition object
BeanDefinitionBuilder	setRole(int role) Set the role of this definition.
BeanDefinitionBuilder	setScope(String scope) Set the scope of this definition.
BeanDefinitionBuilder	setSingleton(boolean singleton) Deprecated. since Spring 2.5, in favor of setScope(java.lang.String)
BeanDefinitionBuilder	setSource(Object source) Deprecated. since Spring 2.5, in favor of preparing this on the raw BeanDefinition object

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

genericBeanDefinition

public static BeanDefinitionBuilder genericBeanDefinition()

Create a new BeanDefinitionBuilder used to construct a GenericBeanDefinition.

genericBeanDefinition

public static BeanDefinitionBuilder genericBeanDefinition(Class beanClass)

Create a new BeanDefinitionBuilder used to construct a GenericBeanDefinition.

Parameters:

beanClass - the Class of the bean that the definition is being created for

genericBeanDefinition

public static BeanDefinitionBuilder genericBeanDefinition(String beanClassName)

Create a new BeanDefinitionBuilder used to construct a GenericBeanDefinition.

Parameters:

beanClassName - the class name for the bean that the definition is being created for

rootBeanDefinition

public static BeanDefinitionBuilder rootBeanDefinition(Class beanClass)

Create a new BeanDefinitionBuilder used to construct a RootBeanDefinition.

Parameters:

beanClass - the Class of the bean that the definition is being created for

rootBeanDefinition

public static BeanDefinitionBuilder rootBeanDefinition(Class beanClass,
                                                       String factoryMethodName)

Create a new BeanDefinitionBuilder used to construct a RootBeanDefinition.

Parameters:

beanClass - the Class of the bean that the definition is being created for

factoryMethodName - the name of the method to use to construct the bean instance

rootBeanDefinition

public static BeanDefinitionBuilder rootBeanDefinition(String beanClassName)

Create a new BeanDefinitionBuilder used to construct a RootBeanDefinition.

Parameters:

beanClassName - the class name for the bean that the definition is being created for

rootBeanDefinition

public static BeanDefinitionBuilder rootBeanDefinition(String beanClassName,
                                                       String factoryMethodName)

Create a new BeanDefinitionBuilder used to construct a RootBeanDefinition.

Parameters:

beanClassName - the class name for the bean that the definition is being created for

factoryMethodName - the name of the method to use to construct the bean instance

childBeanDefinition

public static BeanDefinitionBuilder childBeanDefinition(String parentName)

Create a new BeanDefinitionBuilder used to construct a ChildBeanDefinition.

Parameters:

parentName - the name of the parent bean

getRawBeanDefinition

public AbstractBeanDefinition getRawBeanDefinition()

Return the current BeanDefinition object in its raw (unvalidated) form.

See Also:

getBeanDefinition()

getBeanDefinition

public AbstractBeanDefinition getBeanDefinition()

Validate and return the created BeanDefinition object.

setParentName

public BeanDefinitionBuilder setParentName(String parentName)

Set the name of the parent definition of this bean definition.

setFactoryMethod

public BeanDefinitionBuilder setFactoryMethod(String factoryMethod)

Set the name of the factory method to use for this definition.

setFactoryBean

@Deprecated
public BeanDefinitionBuilder setFactoryBean(String factoryBean,
                                                       String factoryMethod)

Deprecated. since Spring 2.5, in favor of preparing this on the raw BeanDefinition object

Set the name of the factory bean to use for this definition.

addConstructorArg

@Deprecated
public BeanDefinitionBuilder addConstructorArg(Object value)

Deprecated. since Spring 2.5, in favor of addConstructorArgValue(java.lang.Object)

Add an indexed constructor arg value. The current index is tracked internally and all additions are at the present point.

addConstructorArgValue

public BeanDefinitionBuilder addConstructorArgValue(Object value)

Add an indexed constructor arg value. The current index is tracked internally and all additions are at the present point.

addConstructorArgReference

public BeanDefinitionBuilder addConstructorArgReference(String beanName)

Add a reference to a named bean as a constructor arg.

See Also:

addConstructorArgValue(Object)

addPropertyValue

public BeanDefinitionBuilder addPropertyValue(String name,
                                              Object value)

Add the supplied property value under the given name.

addPropertyReference

public BeanDefinitionBuilder addPropertyReference(String name,
                                                  String beanName)

Add a reference to the specified bean name under the property specified.

Parameters:

name - the name of the property to add the reference to

beanName - the name of the bean being referenced

setInitMethodName

public BeanDefinitionBuilder setInitMethodName(String methodName)

Set the init method for this definition.

setDestroyMethodName

public BeanDefinitionBuilder setDestroyMethodName(String methodName)

Set the destroy method for this definition.

setScope

public BeanDefinitionBuilder setScope(String scope)

Set the scope of this definition.

See Also:

BeanDefinition.SCOPE_SINGLETON, BeanDefinition.SCOPE_PROTOTYPE

setSingleton

@Deprecated
public BeanDefinitionBuilder setSingleton(boolean singleton)

Deprecated. since Spring 2.5, in favor of setScope(java.lang.String)

Set whether or not this definition describes a singleton bean, as alternative to setScope(java.lang.String).

setAbstract

public BeanDefinitionBuilder setAbstract(boolean flag)

Set whether or not this definition is abstract.

setLazyInit

public BeanDefinitionBuilder setLazyInit(boolean lazy)

Set whether beans for this definition should be lazily initialized or not.

setAutowireMode

public BeanDefinitionBuilder setAutowireMode(int autowireMode)

Set the autowire mode for this definition.

setDependencyCheck

public BeanDefinitionBuilder setDependencyCheck(int dependencyCheck)

Set the depency check mode for this definition.

addDependsOn

public BeanDefinitionBuilder addDependsOn(String beanName)

Append the specified bean name to the list of beans that this definition depends on.

setRole

public BeanDefinitionBuilder setRole(int role)

Set the role of this definition.

setSource

@Deprecated
public BeanDefinitionBuilder setSource(Object source)

Deprecated. since Spring 2.5, in favor of preparing this on the raw BeanDefinition object

Set the source of this definition.

setResourceDescription

@Deprecated
public BeanDefinitionBuilder setResourceDescription(String resourceDescription)

Deprecated. since Spring 2.5, in favor of preparing this on the raw BeanDefinition object

Set the description associated with this definition.