org.springframework.webflow.engine.support

Class BeanFactoryVariableValueFactory

java.lang.Object

org.springframework.webflow.engine.support.BeanFactoryVariableValueFactory

All Implemented Interfaces:

VariableValueFactory

public class BeanFactoryVariableValueFactory
extends java.lang.Object
implements VariableValueFactory

A bean-factory backed variable value factory. Relies on an autowire-capable bean factory to wire variable value dependencies on value creation and restoration.

Author:

Keith Donald

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
BeanFactoryVariableValueFactory(java.lang.Class<?> type, org.springframework.beans.factory.config.AutowireCapableBeanFactory beanFactory) Creates a new bean factory variable factory.

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
java.lang.Object	createInitialValue(RequestContext context) Creates the variable's initial value.
void	restoreReferences(java.lang.Object value, RequestContext context) Restore any references the variable's value needs to other objects.
java.lang.String	toString()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

BeanFactoryVariableValueFactory

public BeanFactoryVariableValueFactory(java.lang.Class<?> type,
                               org.springframework.beans.factory.config.AutowireCapableBeanFactory beanFactory)

Creates a new bean factory variable factory.

Parameters:

type - the variable class

beanFactory - the bean factory that will create and restore variable instances.

Method Detail

createInitialValue

public java.lang.Object createInitialValue(RequestContext context)

Description copied from interface: VariableValueFactory

Creates the variable's initial value.

Specified by:

createInitialValue in interface VariableValueFactory

Parameters:

context - the currently executing flow request

Returns:

the value

restoreReferences

public void restoreReferences(java.lang.Object value,
                     RequestContext context)

Description copied from interface: VariableValueFactory

Restore any references the variable's value needs to other objects. Such references may have been lost during deserialization, for example, and need to be restored.

Specified by:

restoreReferences in interface VariableValueFactory

Parameters:

value - the current variable value

context - the currently executing flow request

toString

public java.lang.String toString()

Overrides:

toString in class java.lang.Object