org.openxava.util
Interface IInit

public interface IInit

With the posibility of be initiated.

This interface is thought to be used with Factory. Although it can be used in others situations, where you create a object of unknow class y you need initiate it.

A possible example of use:

 IInit obj = (IInit) myClass.newInstance();
 obj.init("obj");
 

The object that implements this interface generally have a default constructor, and you initiate the object with init(java.lang.String).

Author:

Javier Paniza

Method Summary

void	init(java.lang.String name) Initiate the object.

Method Detail

init

void init(java.lang.String name)
          throws InitException

Initiate the object.

The init process must to be in this metho, and not in constructor.
It possible to specefy a name, thus you can have different configurations in the same object type. This name can be used to read a properties file, with if/else or another technique.

Parameters:

name - Identifier name used on init. Can be null.

Throws:

InitException - Some problem on initiate.