net.sf.mmm.util.pojo.api
Interface PojoFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:

DefaultPojoFactory, GuessingPojoFactory, SimplePojoFactory

@ComponentSpecification
public interface PojoFactory

This is the interface for a generic factory used to create new instances of Pojos.
Pojo is a shortcut for Plain Old Java Object and simply means any Java object. Typically a Pojo has a public non-arg constructor.

Author:

Joerg Hohwiller (hohwille at users.sourceforge.net)

Method Summary

<POJO> POJO

newInstance(Class<POJO> pojoType) This method creates a new instance of the given pojoType.

Method Detail

newInstance

<POJO> POJO newInstance(Class<POJO> pojoType)
                 throws InstantiationFailedException

This method creates a new instance of the given pojoType.
The simplest implementation may just delegate to Class.newInstance(). However implementations can solve arbitrary problems such as if the given pojoType has no non-arg constructor, or it is an interface or abstract class.

Type Parameters:

POJO - is the generic type of the Pojo to create.

Parameters:

pojoType - is the Class reflecting the Pojo to create.

Returns:

the new instance of the given pojoType.

Throws:

InstantiationFailedException - if the instantiation failed.