Spring Framework example source code file (GenericBeanDefinition.java)

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The Spring Framework GenericBeanDefinition.java source code

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package org.springframework.beans.factory.support;

import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;

/**
 * GenericBeanDefinition is a one-stop shop for standard bean definition purposes.
 * Like any bean definition, it allows for specifying a class plus optionally
 * constructor argument values and property values. Additionally, deriving from a
 * parent bean definition can be flexibly configured through the "parentName" property.
 *
 * <p>In general, use this GenericBeanDefinition class for the purpose of
 * registering user-visible bean definitions (which a post-processor might operate on,
 * potentially even reconfiguring the parent name). Use <code>RootBeanDefinition /
 * <code>ChildBeanDefinition where parent/child relationships happen to be pre-determined.
 *
 * @author Juergen Hoeller
 * @since 2.5
 * @see #setParentName
 * @see RootBeanDefinition
 * @see ChildBeanDefinition
 */
public class GenericBeanDefinition extends AbstractBeanDefinition {

	private String parentName;


	/**
	 * Create a new GenericBeanDefinition, to be configured through its bean
	 * properties and configuration methods.
	 * @see #setBeanClass
	 * @see #setBeanClassName
	 * @see #setScope
	 * @see #setAutowireMode
	 * @see #setDependencyCheck
	 * @see #setConstructorArgumentValues
	 * @see #setPropertyValues
	 */
	public GenericBeanDefinition() {
		super();
	}

	/**
	 * Create a new GenericBeanDefinition as deep copy of the given
	 * bean definition.
	 * @param original the original bean definition to copy from
	 */
	public GenericBeanDefinition(BeanDefinition original) {
		super(original);
	}


	public void setParentName(String parentName) {
		this.parentName = parentName;
	}

	public String getParentName() {
		return this.parentName;
	}


	public AbstractBeanDefinition cloneBeanDefinition() {
		return new GenericBeanDefinition(this);
	}

	public boolean equals(Object other) {
		return (this == other || (other instanceof GenericBeanDefinition && super.equals(other)));
	}

	public String toString() {
		return "Generic bean: " + super.toString();
	}

}