PicoContainer example source code file (Behavior.java)

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behavior, behavior, componentadapter, componentadapter

The PicoContainer Behavior.java source code

/*****************************************************************************
 * Copyright (C) PicoContainer Organization. All rights reserved.            *
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 * The software in this package is published under the terms of the BSD      *
 * style license a copy of which has been included with this distribution in *
 * the LICENSE.txt file.                                                     *
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 * Original code by Paul Hammant                                             *
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package org.picocontainer;

/**
 * Behaviors modify the components created by a Injector with additional behaviors
 * 
 * @author Paul Hammant
 * @author Jörg Schaible
 * @author Mauro Talevi
 * @version $Revision: 3602 $
 * @see LifecycleStrategy
 */
public interface Behavior extends ComponentAdapter {

    /**
     * Invoke the "start" method on the component.
     * @param container the container to "start" the component
     */
    void start(PicoContainer container);

    /**
     * Invoke the "stop" method on the component.
     * @param container the container to "stop" the component
     */
    void stop(PicoContainer container);

    /**
     * Invoke the "dispose" method on the component.
     * @param container the container to "dispose" the component
     */
    void dispose(PicoContainer container);

    /**
     * Test if a component honors a lifecycle.
     * @return <code>true if the component has a lifecycle
     */
    boolean componentHasLifecycle();
}