org.glassfish.hk2.configuration.hub.api

Interface Instance

All Known Implementing Classes:

InstanceImpl

public interface Instance

Author:

jwells

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
Object	getBean() Gets the bean (or bean-like-map) associated with this instance
Object	getMetadata() Gets information about this instance.
void	setMetadata(Object metadata) Sets an object containing information about this instance.

Method Detail

getBean

Object getBean()

Gets the bean (or bean-like-map) associated with this instance

Returns:

The non-null bean or bean-like map

getMetadata

Object getMetadata()

Gets information about this instance. Can be used to describe the bean in some useful way

Returns:

The possibly null metadata associated with this instance

setMetadata

void setMetadata(Object metadata)

Sets an object containing information about this instance. Can be used to describe the bean in some useful way

Parameters:

metadata - The possibly null metadata to be associated with this instance