Interface Factory<T>
- Type Parameters:
- T- the type of results supplied by this supplier.
- All Superinterfaces:
- Supplier<T>
- All Known Implementing Classes:
- ConstantFactory,- ExceptionFactory,- InstantiateFactory
Deprecated.
Defines a functor interface implemented by classes that create objects.
 
 A Factory creates an object without using an input parameter.
 If an input parameter is required, then Transformer is more appropriate.
 
 Standard implementations of common factories are provided by
 FactoryUtils. These include factories that return a constant,
 a copy of a prototype or a new instance.
 
- Since:
- 2.1
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Method Summary
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Method Details- 
createDeprecated.Create a new object.- Returns:
- a new object
- Throws:
- FunctorException- (runtime) if the factory cannot create an object
 
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get
 
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Supplier.