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org.apache.cocoon.framework
Interface Factory

All Superinterfaces:
Actor
All Known Implementing Classes:
Manager
public interface Factory
extends Actor

A factory is responsible to create and properly initialize dynamically loaded classes. The use of dynamic linking allows simpler management and stronger decoupling between the core classes and the actors.

Version:
$Revision: 1.6 $ $Date: 2000/03/17 16:49:44 $
Author:
Stefano Mazzocchi

Method Summary
 java.lang.Object create(java.lang.String name)
          Create the instance of a class given its name.
 java.lang.Object create(java.lang.String name, Configurations conf)
          Create the instance of a class and, if configurable, use the given configurations to configure it.
 java.util.Vector create(java.util.Vector names)
          Create a vector of instances given a vector of strings indicating their respective names.
 java.util.Vector create(java.util.Vector names, Configurations conf)
          Create a vector of instances with given configurations.
 
Methods inherited from interface org.apache.cocoon.framework.Actor
init
 

Method Detail

create

public java.lang.Object create(java.lang.String name)
Create the instance of a class given its name.

create

public java.lang.Object create(java.lang.String name,
                               Configurations conf)
Create the instance of a class and, if configurable, use the given configurations to configure it.

create

public java.util.Vector create(java.util.Vector names)
Create a vector of instances given a vector of strings indicating their respective names.

create

public java.util.Vector create(java.util.Vector names,
                               Configurations conf)
Create a vector of instances with given configurations.
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