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org.springframework.beans.factory.config

public Class FieldRetrievingFactoryBean

extends Object
implements FactoryBean<Object>, BeanNameAware, BeanClassLoaderAware, InitializingBean
Class Inheritance
All Implemented Interfaces
org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean, org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanClassLoaderAware, org.springframework.beans.factory.Aware, org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanNameAware, org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean
Imports
java.lang.reflect.Field, org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanClassLoaderAware, .BeanFactoryUtils, .BeanNameAware, .FactoryBean, .FactoryBeanNotInitializedException, .InitializingBean, org.springframework.lang.Nullable, org.springframework.util.Assert, .ClassUtils, .ReflectionUtils, .StringUtils

FactoryBean which retrieves a static or non-static field value.

Typically used for retrieving public static final constants. Usage example:

// standard definition for exposing a static field, specifying the "staticField" property
<bean id="myField" class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.FieldRetrievingFactoryBean">
  <property name="staticField" value="java.sql.Connection.TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE"/>
</bean>

// convenience version that specifies a static field pattern as bean name
<bean id="java.sql.Connection.TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE"
      class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.FieldRetrievingFactoryBean"/>

If you are using Spring 2.0, you can also use the following style of configuration for public static fields.

<util:constant static-field="java.sql.Connection.TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE"/>
Author
Juergen Hoeller
Since
1.1
See Also
setStaticField

Field Summary

Modifier and TypeField and Description
private ClassLoader
private String
private Field
private String
private Class<?>
private String
private Object

Constructor Summary

AccessConstructor and Description
public

Method Summary

Modifier and TypeMethod and Description
public void
afterPropertiesSet()

Implements org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean.afterPropertiesSet.

Invoked by the containing BeanFactory after it has set all bean properties and satisfied BeanFactoryAware, ApplicationContextAware etc.

This method allows the bean instance to perform validation of its overall configuration and final initialization when all bean properties have been set.

public Object
getObject()

Implements org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean.getObject.

Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object managed by this factory.

public Class<?>
getObjectType()

Implements org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean.getObjectType.

Return the type of object that this FactoryBean creates, or null if not known in advance.

public Class<?>
getTargetClass()

Return the target class on which the field is defined.

public String
getTargetField()

Return the name of the field to be retrieved.

public Object
getTargetObject()

Return the target object on which the field is defined.

public boolean
isSingleton()

Overrides default org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean.isSingleton.

Is the object managed by this factory a singleton?

public void
setBeanClassLoader(ClassLoader
the owning class loader
classLoader
)

Implements org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanClassLoaderAware.setBeanClassLoader.

Callback that supplies the bean class loader to a bean instance.

public void
setBeanName(String
the name of the bean in the factory. Note that this name is the actual bean name used in the factory, which may differ from the originally specified name: in particular for inner bean names, the actual bean name might have been made unique through appending "#..." suffixes. Use the BeanFactoryUtils#originalBeanName(String) method to extract the original bean name (without suffix), if desired.
beanName
)

Implements org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanNameAware.setBeanName.

The bean name of this FieldRetrievingFactoryBean will be interpreted as "staticField" pattern, if neither "targetClass" nor "targetObject" nor "targetField" have been specified.

public void
setStaticField(String staticField)

Set a fully qualified static field name to retrieve, e.g. "example.MyExampleClass.MY_EXAMPLE_FIELD".

public void
setTargetClass(Class<?> targetClass)

Set the target class on which the field is defined.

public void
setTargetField(String targetField)

Set the name of the field to be retrieved.

public void
setTargetObject(Object targetObject)

Set the target object on which the field is defined.

Inherited from java.lang.Object:
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Field Detail

beanClassLoaderback to summary
private ClassLoader beanClassLoader
Annotations
@Nullable
beanNameback to summary
private String beanName
Annotations
@Nullable
fieldObjectback to summary
private Field fieldObject
Annotations
@Nullable
staticFieldback to summary
private String staticField
Annotations
@Nullable
targetClassback to summary
private Class<?> targetClass
Annotations
@Nullable
targetFieldback to summary
private String targetField
Annotations
@Nullable
targetObjectback to summary
private Object targetObject
Annotations
@Nullable

Constructor Detail

FieldRetrievingFactoryBeanback to summary
public FieldRetrievingFactoryBean()

Method Detail

afterPropertiesSetback to summary
public void afterPropertiesSet() throws ClassNotFoundException, NoSuchFieldException

Implements org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean.afterPropertiesSet.

Doc from org.springframework.beans.factory.InitializingBean.afterPropertiesSet.

Invoked by the containing BeanFactory after it has set all bean properties and satisfied BeanFactoryAware, ApplicationContextAware etc.

This method allows the bean instance to perform validation of its overall configuration and final initialization when all bean properties have been set.

Annotations
@Override
getObjectback to summary
public Object getObject() throws IllegalAccessException

Implements org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean.getObject.

Doc from org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean.getObject.

Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object managed by this factory.

As with a BeanFactory, this allows support for both the Singleton and Prototype design pattern.

If this FactoryBean is not fully initialized yet at the time of the call (for example because it is involved in a circular reference), throw a corresponding FactoryBeanNotInitializedException.

As of Spring 2.0, FactoryBeans are allowed to return null objects. The factory will consider this as normal value to be used; it will not throw a FactoryBeanNotInitializedException in this case anymore. FactoryBean implementations are encouraged to throw FactoryBeanNotInitializedException themselves now, as appropriate.

Returns:Object

an instance of the bean (can be null)

Annotations
@Override
@Nullable
getObjectTypeback to summary
public Class<?> getObjectType()

Implements org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean.getObjectType.

Doc from org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean.getObjectType.

Return the type of object that this FactoryBean creates, or null if not known in advance.

This allows one to check for specific types of beans without instantiating objects, for example on autowiring.

In the case of implementations that are creating a singleton object, this method should try to avoid singleton creation as far as possible; it should rather estimate the type in advance. For prototypes, returning a meaningful type here is advisable too.

This method can be called before this FactoryBean has been fully initialized. It must not rely on state created during initialization; of course, it can still use such state if available.

Note

Autowiring will simply ignore FactoryBeans that return null here. Therefore, it is highly recommended to implement this method properly, using the current state of the FactoryBean.

Returns:Class<?>

the type of object that this FactoryBean creates, or null if not known at the time of the call

Annotations
@Override
getTargetClassback to summary
public Class<?> getTargetClass()

Return the target class on which the field is defined.

Annotations
@Nullable
getTargetFieldback to summary
public String getTargetField()

Return the name of the field to be retrieved.

Annotations
@Nullable
getTargetObjectback to summary
public Object getTargetObject()

Return the target object on which the field is defined.

Annotations
@Nullable
isSingletonback to summary
public boolean isSingleton()

Overrides default org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean.isSingleton.

Doc from org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean.isSingleton.

Is the object managed by this factory a singleton? That is, will getObject() always return the same object (a reference that can be cached)?

Note

If a FactoryBean indicates to hold a singleton object, the object returned from getObject() might get cached by the owning BeanFactory. Hence, do not return true unless the FactoryBean always exposes the same reference.

The singleton status of the FactoryBean itself will generally be provided by the owning BeanFactory; usually, it has to be defined as singleton there.

Note

This method returning false does not necessarily indicate that returned objects are independent instances. An implementation of the extended SmartFactoryBean interface may explicitly indicate independent instances through its SmartFactoryBean#isPrototype() method. Plain FactoryBean implementations which do not implement this extended interface are simply assumed to always return independent instances if the isSingleton() implementation returns false.

The default implementation returns true, since a FactoryBean typically manages a singleton instance.

Returns:boolean

whether the exposed object is a singleton

Annotations
@Override
setBeanClassLoaderback to summary
public void setBeanClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoader)

Implements org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanClassLoaderAware.setBeanClassLoader.

Doc from org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanClassLoaderAware.setBeanClassLoader.

Callback that supplies the bean class loader to a bean instance.

Invoked after the population of normal bean properties but before an initialization callback such as InitializingBean's InitializingBean#afterPropertiesSet() method or a custom init-method.

Parameters
classLoader:ClassLoader

the owning class loader

Annotations
@Override
setBeanNameback to summary
public void setBeanName(String beanName)

Implements org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanNameAware.setBeanName.

The bean name of this FieldRetrievingFactoryBean will be interpreted as "staticField" pattern, if neither "targetClass" nor "targetObject" nor "targetField" have been specified. This allows for concise bean definitions with just an id/name.

Parameters
beanName:String

Doc from org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanNameAware.setBeanName.

the name of the bean in the factory. Note that this name is the actual bean name used in the factory, which may differ from the originally specified name: in particular for inner bean names, the actual bean name might have been made unique through appending "#..." suffixes. Use the BeanFactoryUtils#originalBeanName(String) method to extract the original bean name (without suffix), if desired.

Annotations
@Override
setStaticFieldback to summary
public void setStaticField(String staticField)

Set a fully qualified static field name to retrieve, e.g. "example.MyExampleClass.MY_EXAMPLE_FIELD". Convenient alternative to specifying targetClass and targetField.

See Also
setTargetClass, setTargetField
setTargetClassback to summary
public void setTargetClass(Class<?> targetClass)

Set the target class on which the field is defined. Only necessary when the target field is static; else, a target object needs to be specified anyway.

See Also
setTargetObject, setTargetField
setTargetFieldback to summary
public void setTargetField(String targetField)

Set the name of the field to be retrieved. Refers to either a static field or a non-static field, depending on a target object being set.

See Also
setTargetClass, setTargetObject
setTargetObjectback to summary
public void setTargetObject(Object targetObject)

Set the target object on which the field is defined. Only necessary when the target field is not static; else, a target class is sufficient.

See Also
setTargetClass, setTargetField