org.springframework.beans.factory.support

Interface BeanDefinitionRegistry

All Superinterfaces:

org.springframework.core.AliasRegistry

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultListableBeanFactory, SimpleBeanDefinitionRegistry, XmlBeanFactory

public interface BeanDefinitionRegistry
extends org.springframework.core.AliasRegistry

Interface for registries that hold bean definitions, for example RootBeanDefinition and ChildBeanDefinition instances. Typically implemented by BeanFactories that internally work with the AbstractBeanDefinition hierarchy.

This is the only interface in Spring's bean factory packages that encapsulates registration of bean definitions. The standard BeanFactory interfaces only cover access to a fully configured factory instance.

Spring's bean definition readers expect to work on an implementation of this interface. Known implementors within the Spring core are DefaultListableBeanFactory and GenericApplicationContext.

Since:

26.11.2003

Author:

Juergen Hoeller

See Also:

BeanDefinition, AbstractBeanDefinition, RootBeanDefinition, ChildBeanDefinition, DefaultListableBeanFactory, org.springframework.context.support.GenericApplicationContext, XmlBeanDefinitionReader, PropertiesBeanDefinitionReader

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
boolean	containsBeanDefinition(java.lang.String beanName) Check if this registry contains a bean definition with the given name.
BeanDefinition	getBeanDefinition(java.lang.String beanName) Return the BeanDefinition for the given bean name.
int	getBeanDefinitionCount() Return the number of beans defined in the registry.
java.lang.String[]	getBeanDefinitionNames() Return the names of all beans defined in this registry.
boolean	isBeanNameInUse(java.lang.String beanName) Determine whether the given bean name is already in use within this registry, i.e.
void	registerBeanDefinition(java.lang.String beanName, BeanDefinition beanDefinition) Register a new bean definition with this registry.
void	removeBeanDefinition(java.lang.String beanName) Remove the BeanDefinition for the given name.

Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.core.AliasRegistry

getAliases, isAlias, registerAlias, removeAlias

Method Detail

registerBeanDefinition

void registerBeanDefinition(java.lang.String beanName,
                            BeanDefinition beanDefinition)
                     throws BeanDefinitionStoreException

Register a new bean definition with this registry. Must support RootBeanDefinition and ChildBeanDefinition.

Parameters:

beanName - the name of the bean instance to register

beanDefinition - definition of the bean instance to register

Throws:

BeanDefinitionStoreException - if the BeanDefinition is invalid or if there is already a BeanDefinition for the specified bean name (and we are not allowed to override it)

See Also:

RootBeanDefinition, ChildBeanDefinition

removeBeanDefinition

void removeBeanDefinition(java.lang.String beanName)
                   throws NoSuchBeanDefinitionException

Remove the BeanDefinition for the given name.

Parameters:

beanName - the name of the bean instance to register

Throws:

NoSuchBeanDefinitionException - if there is no such bean definition

getBeanDefinition

BeanDefinition getBeanDefinition(java.lang.String beanName)
                          throws NoSuchBeanDefinitionException

Return the BeanDefinition for the given bean name.

Parameters:

beanName - name of the bean to find a definition for

Returns:

the BeanDefinition for the given name (never null)

Throws:

NoSuchBeanDefinitionException - if there is no such bean definition

containsBeanDefinition

boolean containsBeanDefinition(java.lang.String beanName)

Check if this registry contains a bean definition with the given name.

Parameters:

beanName - the name of the bean to look for

Returns:

if this registry contains a bean definition with the given name

getBeanDefinitionNames

java.lang.String[] getBeanDefinitionNames()

Return the names of all beans defined in this registry.

Returns:

the names of all beans defined in this registry, or an empty array if none defined

getBeanDefinitionCount

int getBeanDefinitionCount()

Return the number of beans defined in the registry.

Returns:

the number of beans defined in the registry

isBeanNameInUse

boolean isBeanNameInUse(java.lang.String beanName)

Determine whether the given bean name is already in use within this registry, i.e. whether there is a local bean or alias registered under this name.

Parameters:

beanName - the name to check

Returns:

whether the given bean name is already in use