net.sf.eos.config
Annotation Type FactoryMethod

@Documented
@Retention(value=RUNTIME)
@Target(value=METHOD)
@Experimental
public @interface FactoryMethod

Identifies a method in a class as a factory method. A factory method has always a configuration key in which the name of the implementing class is stored.

Author:

Sascha Kohlmann

Required Element Summary

String

key Contains the name of the configuration key.

Optional Element Summary

Class<?>

implementation The class of the default implementation if available.

Element Detail

key

public abstract String key

Contains the name of the configuration key.

Returns:

the configuration key.

implementation

public abstract Class<?> implementation

The class of the default implementation if available.

Returns:

the name of the default implementation.

Default:

net.sf.eos.config.FactoryMethod.None.class