AbstractFactory (Apache Shiro 1.7.0 API)

java.lang.Object
- org.apache.shiro.util.AbstractFactory<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

Factory<T>

Direct Known Subclasses:

IniFactorySupport
```
public abstract class AbstractFactory<T>
extends Object
implements Factory<T>
```
TODO - Class JavaDoc

Since:

1.0

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor Description

AbstractFactory()

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`protected abstract T`	`createInstance()`
`T`	`getInstance()`	Returns an instance of the required type.
`boolean`	`isSingleton()`
`void`	`setSingleton(boolean singleton)`

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - AbstractFactory
```
public AbstractFactory()
```
- Method Detail
  - isSingleton
```
public boolean isSingleton()
```
  - setSingleton
```
public void setSingleton(boolean singleton)
```
  - getInstance
```
public T getInstance()
```
    Description copied from interface: Factory
    
    Returns an instance of the required type. The implementation determines whether or not a new or cached instance is created every time this method is called.
    
    Specified by:
    
    getInstance in interface Factory<T>
    
    Returns:
    
    an instance of the required type.
  - createInstance
```
protected abstract T createInstance()
```