SpringFactoriesLoader (Spring Framework 3.2.1.RELEASE API)
Date: 2013-01-24

org.springframework.core.io.support

## Class SpringFactoriesLoader

- java.lang.Object
- - org.springframework.core.io.support.SpringFactoriesLoader

-     public abstract class SpringFactoriesLoader
      extends Object

  General purpose factory loading mechanism for internal use within the framework.

  The `SpringFactoriesLoader` loads and instantiates factories of a given type from "META-INF/spring.factories" files. The file should be in `Properties` format, where the key is the fully qualified interface or abstract class name, and the value is a comma-separated list of implementation class names. For instance:

      example.MyService=example.MyServiceImpl1,example.MyServiceImpl2

  where `MyService` is the name of the interface, and `MyServiceImpl1` and `MyServiceImpl2` are the two implementations.
  Since:
    3.2
  Author:
    Arjen Poutsma, Juergen Hoeller

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `SpringFactoriesLoader()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `static <T> List<T>` | `loadFactories(Class<T> factoryClass, ClassLoader classLoader)` Loads the factory implementations of the given type from the default location, using the given class loader.

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### SpringFactoriesLoader

          public SpringFactoriesLoader()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### loadFactories

          public static <T> List<T> loadFactories(Class<T> factoryClass,
                                  ClassLoader classLoader)

      Loads the factory implementations of the given type from the default location, using the given class loader.

      The returned factories are ordered in accordance with the `OrderComparator`.

      Parameters:
        `factoryClass` - the interface or abstract class representing the factory
        `classLoader` - the ClassLoader to use for loading (can be `null` to use the default)