ContextBeanFactoryReference (Spring Framework 4.3.30.RELEASE API)

java.lang.Object
- org.springframework.context.access.ContextBeanFactoryReference

All Implemented Interfaces:
BeanFactoryReference
```
public class ContextBeanFactoryReference
extends Object
implements BeanFactoryReference
```
ApplicationContext-specific implementation of BeanFactoryReference, wrapping a newly created ApplicationContext, closing it on release.
As per BeanFactoryReference contract, release may be called more than once, with subsequent calls not doing anything. However, calling getFactory after a release call will cause an exception.
Since:
13.02.2004
Author:
Juergen Hoeller, Colin Sampaleanu
See Also:
ConfigurableApplicationContext.close()

Constructor Summary
Constructors
Constructor Description
ContextBeanFactoryReference(ApplicationContext applicationContext)
Create a new ContextBeanFactoryReference for the given context.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`BeanFactory`	`getFactory()`	Return the `BeanFactory` instance held by this reference.
`void`	`release()`	Indicate that the `BeanFactory` instance referred to by this object is not needed any longer by the client code which obtained the `BeanFactoryReference`.

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

- Constructor Detail
  - ContextBeanFactoryReference
```
public ContextBeanFactoryReference(ApplicationContext applicationContext)
```
    Create a new ContextBeanFactoryReference for the given context.
    Parameters:
    applicationContext - the ApplicationContext to wrap
- Method Detail
  - getFactory
```
public BeanFactory getFactory()
```
    Description copied from interface: BeanFactoryReference
    Return the BeanFactory instance held by this reference.
    Specified by:
    getFactory in interface BeanFactoryReference
  - release
```
public void release()
```
    Description copied from interface: BeanFactoryReference
    Indicate that the BeanFactory instance referred to by this object is not needed any longer by the client code which obtained the BeanFactoryReference.
    Depending on the actual implementation of BeanFactoryLocator, and the actual type of BeanFactory, this may possibly not actually do anything; alternately in the case of a 'closeable' BeanFactory or derived class (such as ApplicationContext) may 'close' it, or may 'close' it once no more references remain.
    In an EJB usage scenario this would normally be called from ejbRemove() and ejbPassivate().
    This is safe to call multiple times.
    Specified by:
    release in interface BeanFactoryReference
    See Also:
    BeanFactoryLocator, ContextBeanFactoryReference, ConfigurableApplicationContext.close()