com.phloc.commons.factory

Interface IFactory<DATATYPE>

Type Parameters:

DATATYPE - The type of object to create.

All Known Subinterfaces:

IAggregatorFactory<SRCTYPE,DSTTYPE>

All Known Implementing Classes:

AggregatorFactoryConst, AggregatorFactoryNewInstance, FactoryConstantValue, FactoryNewInstance, FactoryNull, SAXReaderFactory

public interface IFactory<DATATYPE>

This is a generic interface for creating objects of a certain type.

Author:

Philip

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
DATATYPE	create() Create an object of the desired type.

Method Detail

create

@DevelopersNote(value="No @Nullable annotation as we can make no assumptions on the state")
DATATYPE create()

Create an object of the desired type.

Returns:

The created object. May be null depending on the implementation.