Package javax.cache.configuration
Interface Factory<T>
- Type Parameters:
T
- the type of factory constructed
- All Superinterfaces:
Serializable
- All Known Implementing Classes:
FactoryBuilder.ClassFactory
,FactoryBuilder.SingletonFactory
Constructs and returns a fully configured instance of a specific factory type.
Implementations may choose not to construct a new instance, but instead return a previously created instance.
Implementations must correctly implement Object.equals(Object)
and
Object.hashCode()
as Factory
s are often compared with each
other for equivalence.
- Since:
- 1.0
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Method Summary
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Method Details
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create
T create()Constructs and returns a fully configured instance of T.- Returns:
- an instance of T.
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