org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.core.factory
Interface FactoryFinder

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultFactoryFinder

public interface FactoryFinder

Structure for the object that is able to locate the different factories within the ExtVal Framework.

Since:

1.x.1

Method Summary

<T> T

getFactory(FactoryNames factoryName, Class<T> targetClass) Retrieves the default or configured factory.

Method Detail

getFactory

<T> T getFactory(FactoryNames factoryName,
                 Class<T> targetClass)

Retrieves the default or configured factory. It is instantiated the first time and retrieved from a cache in the subsequent requests.

Type Parameters:

T - generic type parameter

Parameters:

factoryName - The name of the factory we want to retrieve.

targetClass - The class type the factory needs to be casted to.

Returns:

Factory instance, can never be null.