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## org.springframework.beans.factory.config
Class FieldRetrievingFactoryBean

    java.lang.Object
      org.springframework.beans.factory.config.FieldRetrievingFactoryBean

All Implemented Interfaces:
  BeanClassLoaderAware, BeanNameAware, FactoryBean, InitializingBean

    public class FieldRetrievingFactoryBean

extends Object
implements FactoryBean, BeanNameAware, BeanClassLoaderAware, InitializingBean

FactoryBean which retrieves a static or non-static field value.

Typically used for retrieving public static final constants. Usage example:

    // standard definition for exposing a static field, specifying the "staticField" property
     <bean id="myField" class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.FieldRetrievingFactoryBean">
       <property name="staticField" value="java.sql.Connection.TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE"/>
     </bean>

     // convenience version that specifies a static field pattern as bean name
     <bean id="java.sql.Connection.TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE"
           class="org.springframework.beans.factory.config.FieldRetrievingFactoryBean"/>

If you are using Spring 2.0, you can also use the following style of configuration for public static fields.

    <util:constant static-field="java.sql.Connection.TRANSACTION_SERIALIZABLE"/>

Since:
  1.1
Author:
  Juergen Hoeller
See Also:
  `setStaticField(java.lang.String)`

Constructor Summary
`FieldRetrievingFactoryBean()`

Method Summary
`void` `afterPropertiesSet()` Invoked by a BeanFactory after it has set all bean properties supplied (and satisfied BeanFactoryAware and ApplicationContextAware).
`Object` `getObject()` Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object managed by this factory.
`Class` `getObjectType()` Return the type of object that this FactoryBean creates, or `null` if not known in advance.
`Class` `getTargetClass()` Return the target class on which the field is defined.
`String` `getTargetField()` Return the name of the field to be retrieved.
`Object` `getTargetObject()` Return the target object on which the field is defined.
`boolean` `isSingleton()` Is the object managed by this factory a singleton?
`void` `setBeanClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoader)` Callback that supplies the bean `class loader` to a bean instance.
`void` `setBeanName(String beanName)` The bean name of this FieldRetrievingFactoryBean will be interpreted as "staticField" pattern, if neither "targetClass" nor "targetObject" nor "targetField" have been specified.
`void` `setStaticField(String staticField)` Set a fully qualified static field name to retrieve, e.g.
`void` `setTargetClass(Class targetClass)` Set the target class on which the field is defined.
`void` `setTargetField(String targetField)` Set the name of the field to be retrieved.
`void` `setTargetObject(Object targetObject)` Set the target object on which the field is defined.

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

Constructor Detail

### FieldRetrievingFactoryBean

    public FieldRetrievingFactoryBean()

Method Detail

### setTargetClass

    public void setTargetClass(Class targetClass)

  Set the target class on which the field is defined. Only necessary when the target field is static; else, a target object needs to be specified anyway.

  See Also:
    `setTargetObject(java.lang.Object)`, `setTargetField(java.lang.String)`

### getTargetClass

    public Class getTargetClass()

  Return the target class on which the field is defined.

### setTargetObject

    public void setTargetObject(Object targetObject)

  Set the target object on which the field is defined. Only necessary when the target field is not static; else, a target class is sufficient.

  See Also:
    `setTargetClass(java.lang.Class)`, `setTargetField(java.lang.String)`

### getTargetObject

    public Object getTargetObject()

  Return the target object on which the field is defined.

### setTargetField

    public void setTargetField(String targetField)

  Set the name of the field to be retrieved. Refers to either a static field or a non-static field, depending on a target object being set.

  See Also:
    `setTargetClass(java.lang.Class)`, `setTargetObject(java.lang.Object)`

### getTargetField

    public String getTargetField()

  Return the name of the field to be retrieved.

### setStaticField

    public void setStaticField(String staticField)

  Set a fully qualified static field name to retrieve, e.g. "example.MyExampleClass.MY_EXAMPLE_FIELD". Convenient alternative to specifying targetClass and targetField.

  See Also:
    `setTargetClass(java.lang.Class)`, `setTargetField(java.lang.String)`

### setBeanName

    public void setBeanName(String beanName)

  The bean name of this FieldRetrievingFactoryBean will be interpreted as "staticField" pattern, if neither "targetClass" nor "targetObject" nor "targetField" have been specified. This allows for concise bean definitions with just an id/name.

  Specified by:
    `setBeanName` in interface `BeanNameAware`
  Parameters:
    `beanName` - the name of the bean in the factory. Note that this name is the actual bean name used in the factory, which may differ from the originally specified name: in particular for inner bean names, the actual bean name might have been made unique through appending "#..." suffixes. Use the `BeanFactoryUtils.originalBeanName(String)` method to extract the original bean name (without suffix), if desired.

### setBeanClassLoader

    public void setBeanClassLoader(ClassLoader classLoader)

  Description copied from interface: `BeanClassLoaderAware`
  Callback that supplies the bean `class loader` to a bean instance.

  Invoked after the population of normal bean properties but before an initialization callback such as `InitializingBean's` `InitializingBean.afterPropertiesSet()` method or a custom init-method.

  Specified by:
    `setBeanClassLoader` in interface `BeanClassLoaderAware`
  Parameters:
    `classLoader` - the owning class loader; may be `null` in which case a default `ClassLoader` must be used, for example the `ClassLoader` obtained via `ClassUtils.getDefaultClassLoader()`

### afterPropertiesSet

    public void afterPropertiesSet()
                            throws ClassNotFoundException,
                                   NoSuchFieldException

  Description copied from interface: `InitializingBean`
  Invoked by a BeanFactory after it has set all bean properties supplied (and satisfied BeanFactoryAware and ApplicationContextAware).

  This method allows the bean instance to perform initialization only possible when all bean properties have been set and to throw an exception in the event of misconfiguration.

  Specified by:
    `afterPropertiesSet` in interface `InitializingBean`
  Throws:
    `ClassNotFoundException`
    `NoSuchFieldException`

### getObject

    public Object getObject()
                     throws IllegalAccessException

  Description copied from interface: `FactoryBean`
  Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object managed by this factory.

  As with a `BeanFactory`, this allows support for both the Singleton and Prototype design pattern.

  If this FactoryBean is not fully initialized yet at the time of the call (for example because it is involved in a circular reference), throw a corresponding `FactoryBeanNotInitializedException`.

  As of Spring 2.0, FactoryBeans are allowed to return `null` objects. The factory will consider this as normal value to be used; it will not throw a FactoryBeanNotInitializedException in this case anymore. FactoryBean implementations are encouraged to throw FactoryBeanNotInitializedException themselves now, as appropriate.

  Specified by:
    `getObject` in interface `FactoryBean`
  Returns:
    an instance of the bean (can be `null`)
  Throws:
    `IllegalAccessException`
  See Also:
    `FactoryBeanNotInitializedException`

### getObjectType

    public Class getObjectType()

  Description copied from interface: `FactoryBean`
  Return the type of object that this FactoryBean creates, or `null` if not known in advance.

  This allows one to check for specific types of beans without instantiating objects, for example on autowiring.

  In the case of implementations that are creating a singleton object, this method should try to avoid singleton creation as far as possible; it should rather estimate the type in advance. For prototypes, returning a meaningful type here is advisable too.

  This method can be called before this FactoryBean has been fully initialized. It must not rely on state created during initialization; of course, it can still use such state if available.

  NOTE: Autowiring will simply ignore FactoryBeans that return `null` here. Therefore it is highly recommended to implement this method properly, using the current state of the FactoryBean.

  Specified by:
    `getObjectType` in interface `FactoryBean`
  Returns:
    the type of object that this FactoryBean creates, or `null` if not known at the time of the call
  See Also:
    `ListableBeanFactory.getBeansOfType(java.lang.Class)`

### isSingleton

    public boolean isSingleton()

  Description copied from interface: `FactoryBean`
  Is the object managed by this factory a singleton? That is, will `FactoryBean.getObject()` always return the same object (a reference that can be cached)?

  NOTE: If a FactoryBean indicates to hold a singleton object, the object returned from `getObject()` might get cached by the owning BeanFactory. Hence, do not return `true` unless the FactoryBean always exposes the same reference.

  The singleton status of the FactoryBean itself will generally be provided by the owning BeanFactory; usually, it has to be defined as singleton there.

  NOTE: This method returning `false` does not necessarily indicate that returned objects are independent instances. An implementation of the extended `SmartFactoryBean` interface may explicitly indicate independent instances through its `SmartFactoryBean.isPrototype()` method. Plain `FactoryBean` implementations which do not implement this extended interface are simply assumed to always return independent instances if the `isSingleton()` implementation returns `false`.

  Specified by:
    `isSingleton` in interface `FactoryBean`
  Returns:
    whether the exposed object is a singleton
  See Also:
    `FactoryBean.getObject()`, `SmartFactoryBean.isPrototype()`

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