Interface Factory<T>

Type Parameters:

T - the type of factory constructed

All Superinterfaces:

Serializable

All Known Implementing Classes:

FactoryBuilder.ClassFactory, FactoryBuilder.SingletonFactory

public interface Factory<T>
extends Serializable

Constructs and returns a fully configured instance of a specific factory type.

Implementations may choose not to construct a new instance, but instead return a previously created instance.

Implementations must correctly implement Object.equals(Object) and Object.hashCode() as Factorys are often compared with each other for equivalence.

Since:

1.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
T	create()	Constructs and returns a fully configured instance of T.

Method Details

create

T create()

Constructs and returns a fully configured instance of T.

Returns:

an instance of T.