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From: Stephen Colebourne [mailto:scolebou...@btopenworld.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 15:55
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Subject: Re: [lang] Generic object factories
Once upon a time, there was a commons sandbox project that held all
sorts of small interfaces
> for that? How is the interface useful without parameters?
>>
>> Gary
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ow is the interface useful without parameters?
Gary
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From: Stephen Colebourne [mailto:scolebou...@btopenworld.com]
Sent: Saturday, December 26, 2009 15:55
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Subject: Re: [lang] Generic object factories
Once upon a time, there was a commons sa
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> Subject: Re: [lang] Generic object factories
>
> Once upon a time, there was a commons sandbox project that held all
> sorts of small interfaces just like this one. It was called commons-
> pattern.
>
> It didn't suceed, because these interfaces rea
Once upon a time, there was a commons sandbox project that held all
sorts of small interfaces just like this one. It was called commons-pattern.
It didn't suceed, because these interfaces really need to be provided by
the JDK and implemented by all the JDK classes to be successful. Beyond
that
Please pick another name, whatever else you do. JAXB uses ObjectFactory.
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Can you give some concrete examples?
Also, nit-picking on the name, since everything that is created IS an Object,
having "Object" in the name is redundant IMO. This says the same:
public interface Factory {
T create();
}
Gary
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> From: Oliver Heger [mailto:oli
Let me draw an analogy with Adoby Flex:
There is an IFactory interface that servers for the same purpose and is
quite useful.
The problem it solves is the following:
Typically (in Flex) object initialization is not only constructor
invocation, but also setting certain properties and invoking diff
This interface seems so generic as to be difficult to understand what the
motivation is.
I can see the point of a one method interface like Comparable, but how does
ObjectFactory help? Is your goal documentation? Name standardization?
Reflection marker?
On Sat, Dec 26, 2009 at 11:34 AM, Oliver
