## org.springframework.beans.factory.config
Class ObjectFactoryCreatingFactoryBean

    java.lang.Object
      org.springframework.beans.factory.config.AbstractFactoryBean<ObjectFactory>
          org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ObjectFactoryCreatingFactoryBean

All Implemented Interfaces:
  Aware, BeanClassLoaderAware, BeanFactoryAware, DisposableBean, FactoryBean<ObjectFactory>, InitializingBean

    public class ObjectFactoryCreatingFactoryBean

extends AbstractFactoryBean<ObjectFactory>

A `FactoryBean` implementation that returns a value which is an `ObjectFactory` that in turn returns a bean sourced from a `BeanFactory`.

As such, this may be used to avoid having a client object directly calling `BeanFactory.getBean(String)` to get a (typically prototype) bean from a `BeanFactory`, which would be a violation of the inversion of control principle. Instead, with the use of this class, the client object can be fed an `ObjectFactory` instance as a property which directly returns only the one target bean (again, which is typically a prototype bean).

A sample config in an XML-based `BeanFactory` might look as follows:

    <beans>

       <!-- Prototype bean since we have state -->
       <bean id="myService" class="a.b.c.MyService" scope="prototype"/>

       <bean id="myServiceFactory"
           class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ObjectFactoryCreatingFactoryBean">
         <property name="targetBeanName"><idref local="myService"/></property>
       </bean>

       <bean id="clientBean" class="a.b.c.MyClientBean">
         <property name="myServiceFactory" ref="myServiceFactory"/>
       </bean>

    </beans>

The attendant `MyClientBean` class implementation might look something like this:

    package a.b.c;

     import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectFactory;

     public class MyClientBean {

       private ObjectFactory<MyService> myServiceFactory;

       public void setMyServiceFactory(ObjectFactory<MyService> myServiceFactory) {
         this.myServiceFactory = myServiceFactory;
       }

       public void someBusinessMethod() {
         // get a 'fresh', brand new MyService instance
         MyService service = this.myServiceFactory.getObject();
         // use the service object to effect the business logic...
       }
     }

An alternate approach to this application of an object creational pattern would be to use the `ServiceLocatorFactoryBean` to source (prototype) beans. The `ServiceLocatorFactoryBean` approach has the advantage of the fact that one doesn't have to depend on any Spring-specific interface such as `ObjectFactory`, but has the disadvantage of requiring runtime class generation. Please do consult the `ServiceLocatorFactoryBean JavaDoc` for a fuller discussion of this issue.

Since:
  1.0.2
Author:
  Colin Sampaleanu, Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
  `ObjectFactory`, `ServiceLocatorFactoryBean`

Field Summary

Fields inherited from class org.springframework.beans.factory.config.AbstractFactoryBean
`logger`

Constructor Summary
`ObjectFactoryCreatingFactoryBean()`

Method Summary
`void` `afterPropertiesSet()` Eagerly create the singleton instance, if necessary.
`protected ObjectFactory` `createInstance()` Template method that subclasses must override to construct the object returned by this factory.
`Class` `getObjectType()` This abstract method declaration mirrors the method in the FactoryBean interface, for a consistent offering of abstract template methods.
`void` `setTargetBeanName(String targetBeanName)` Set the name of the target bean.

Methods inherited from class org.springframework.beans.factory.config.AbstractFactoryBean
`destroy, destroyInstance, getBeanFactory, getBeanTypeConverter, getEarlySingletonInterfaces, getObject, isSingleton, setBeanClassLoader, setBeanFactory, setSingleton`

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

Constructor Detail

### ObjectFactoryCreatingFactoryBean

    public ObjectFactoryCreatingFactoryBean()

Method Detail

### setTargetBeanName

    public void setTargetBeanName(String targetBeanName)

  Set the name of the target bean.

  The target does not have to be a non-singleton bean, but realistically always will be (because if the target bean were a singleton, then said singleton bean could simply be injected straight into the dependent object, thus obviating the need for the extra level of indirection afforded by this factory approach).

### afterPropertiesSet

    public void afterPropertiesSet()
                            throws Exception

  Description copied from class: `AbstractFactoryBean`
  Eagerly create the singleton instance, if necessary.

  Specified by:
    `afterPropertiesSet` in interface `InitializingBean`
  Overrides:
    `afterPropertiesSet` in class `AbstractFactoryBean<ObjectFactory>`
  Throws:
    `Exception` - in the event of misconfiguration (such as failure to set an essential property) or if initialization fails.

### getObjectType

    public Class getObjectType()

  Description copied from class: `AbstractFactoryBean`
  This abstract method declaration mirrors the method in the FactoryBean interface, for a consistent offering of abstract template methods.

  Specified by:
    `getObjectType` in interface `FactoryBean<ObjectFactory>`
  Specified by:
    `getObjectType` in class `AbstractFactoryBean<ObjectFactory>`
  Returns:
    the type of object that this FactoryBean creates, or `null` if not known at the time of the call
  See Also:
    `FactoryBean.getObjectType()`

### createInstance

    protected ObjectFactory createInstance()

  Description copied from class: `AbstractFactoryBean`
  Template method that subclasses must override to construct the object returned by this factory.

  Invoked on initialization of this FactoryBean in case of a singleton; else, on each `AbstractFactoryBean.getObject()` call.

  Specified by:
    `createInstance` in class `AbstractFactoryBean<ObjectFactory>`
  Returns:
    the object returned by this factory
  See Also:
    `AbstractFactoryBean.getObject()`