Package org.apache.shiro.lang.util

Interface Factory<T>

Type Parameters:

T - The type of the instance returned by the Factory implementation.

public interface Factory<T>

Generics-aware interface supporting the Factory Method design pattern.

Since:

1.0

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
T	getInstance()	Returns an instance of the required type.

Method Details

getInstance

T getInstance()

Returns an instance of the required type. The implementation determines whether or not a new or cached instance is created every time this method is called.

Returns:

an instance of the required type.