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javax.faces.application
Class ApplicationFactory

java.lang.Object
  javax.faces.application.ApplicationFactory

public abstract class ApplicationFactory
extends Object
extends Object

ApplicationFactory is a factory object that creates (if needed) and returns Application instances. Implementations of JavaServer Faces must provide at least a default implementation of Application.

There must be one ApplicationFactory instance per web application that is utilizing JavaServer Faces. This instance can be acquired, in a portable manner, by calling:

   ApplicationFactory factory = (ApplicationFactory)
    FactoryFinder.getFactory(FactoryFinder.APPLICATION_FACTORY);

Constructor Summary

ApplicationFactory()


Method Summary

abstract Application getApplication()
          Create (if needed) and return an Application instance for this web application.

abstract void setApplication(Application application)
          Replace the Application instance that will be returned for this web application.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Summary
`ApplicationFactory()`

Method Summary
`abstract Application`	`getApplication()` Create (if needed) and return an `Application` instance for this web application.
`abstract void`	`setApplication(Application application)` Replace the `Application` instance that will be returned for this web application.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
`clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

Constructor Detail

ApplicationFactory

public ApplicationFactory()

Method Detail

getApplication

public abstract Application getApplication()

Create (if needed) and return an Application instance for this web application.

setApplication

public abstract void setApplication(Application application)

Replace the Application instance that will be returned for this web application.

Parameters:: application - The replacement Application instance
Throws:: NullPointerException - if application is null.