de.smartics.properties.resource.util
Class DummyInstanceCreator

java.lang.Object
  de.smartics.properties.resource.util.DummyInstanceCreator

All Implemented Interfaces:

InstanceCreator< Object>

public final class DummyInstanceCreator
     
     

      
      extends 
      
      Object
     
     
     
     

      
      implements 
      
      InstanceCreator<
      
      Object>
     
     

An instance creator that always returns null.

Field Summary

static DummyInstanceCreator

INSTANCE A dummy singleton.

Constructor Summary

DummyInstanceCreator()
Default constructor.

Method Summary

Object	create() Creates the instance.
Class<Object>	getType() Returns the type this creator creates instances for.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

INSTANCE

public static final DummyInstanceCreator INSTANCE

A dummy singleton.

Constructor Detail

DummyInstanceCreator

public DummyInstanceCreator()

Default constructor.

Method Detail

getType

public Class<Object> getType()

Description copied from interface: InstanceCreator

Returns the type this creator creates instances for. The type is a generic type, the instance creator usually creates more specific types than this type indicates.

Specified by:

getType in interface InstanceCreator<Object>

Returns:

the type of the created instances.

create

public Object create()

Description copied from interface: InstanceCreator

Creates the instance.

Specified by:

create in interface InstanceCreator<Object>

Returns:

the created instance. May be null if there is not enough information to create an instance.