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

org.springframework.aop.aspectj

## Interface AspectInstanceFactory

- All Superinterfaces:
    Ordered
  All Known Subinterfaces:
    MetadataAwareAspectInstanceFactory
  All Known Implementing Classes:
    BeanFactoryAspectInstanceFactory, LazySingletonAspectInstanceFactoryDecorator, PrototypeAspectInstanceFactory, SimpleAspectInstanceFactory, SimpleBeanFactoryAwareAspectInstanceFactory, SimpleMetadataAwareAspectInstanceFactory, SingletonAspectInstanceFactory, SingletonMetadataAwareAspectInstanceFactory

      public interface AspectInstanceFactory
      extends Ordered

  Interface implemented to provide an instance of an AspectJ aspect. Decouples from Spring's bean factory.

  Extends the `Ordered` interface to express an order value for the underlying aspect in a chain.

  Since:
    2.0
  Author:
    Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller
  See Also:
    `BeanFactory.getBean(java.lang.String)`

- - ### Field Summary

    - ### Fields inherited from interface org.springframework.core.Ordered

      `HIGHEST_PRECEDENCE, LOWEST_PRECEDENCE`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `ClassLoader` | `getAspectClassLoader()` Expose the aspect class loader that this factory uses.
    `Object` | `getAspectInstance()` Create an instance of this factory's aspect.

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.core.Ordered

      `getOrder`

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### getAspectInstance

          Object getAspectInstance()

      Create an instance of this factory's aspect.
      Returns:
        the aspect instance (never `null`)

    - #### getAspectClassLoader

          ClassLoader getAspectClassLoader()

      Expose the aspect class loader that this factory uses.
      Returns:
        the aspect class loader (never `null`)