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package org.apache.struts.service.factory;
import java.lang.Class;
/** FactoryMapping to store info and create bean factory of
* appropriate <code>type</code>.
*
* @author Oleg V Alexeev
* @version $Revision: 1.1 $ $Date: 2001/07/25 20:42:22 $
*/
public class FactoryMapping {
//-------------------------------------------------------- protected variables
/** Logical name of the factory.
*/
protected String name = null;
/** Class name of the factory
*/
protected String type = null;
//-------------------------------------------------------- Properties support
/** Name getter
* @return String - logical name of the factory
*/
public String getName() {
return name;
}
/** Name setter
* @param name - logical name of the factory
*/
public void setName( String name ) {
this.name = name;
}
/** Class name getter
* @return String - class name
*/
public String getType() {
return type;
}
/** Class name setter
* @param type - class name
*/
public void setType( String type ) {
this.type = type;
}
//--------------------------------------------------------- Public methods
/** This method will be called to create new bean factory.
* Base class creates new instanse only - any derieved from it
* class can define its own version of this method to support
* any other algorithm.
* @return Factory - new bean factory instance
* @exception Throwable if any error occured
*/
public Factory instantiateFactory() throws Throwable {
Class clazz = Class.forName(type);
Factory factory = (Factory) clazz.newInstance();
factory.setFactoryMapping( this );
return factory;
}
}