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

org.springframework.beans.factory.config

## Class RuntimeBeanReference

- java.lang.Object
- - org.springframework.beans.factory.config.RuntimeBeanReference

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    BeanMetadataElement, BeanReference

      public class RuntimeBeanReference
      extends Object
      implements BeanReference

  Immutable placeholder class used for a property value object when it's a reference to another bean in the factory, to be resolved at runtime.
  Author:
    Rod Johnson, Juergen Hoeller
  See Also:
    `BeanDefinition.getPropertyValues()`, `BeanFactory.getBean(java.lang.String)`

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `RuntimeBeanReference(String beanName)` Create a new RuntimeBeanReference to the given bean name, without explicitly marking it as reference to a bean in the parent factory.
    `RuntimeBeanReference(String beanName, boolean toParent)` Create a new RuntimeBeanReference to the given bean name, with the option to mark it as reference to a bean in the parent factory.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `boolean` | `equals(Object other)`
    `String` | `getBeanName()` Return the target bean name that this reference points to (never `null`).
    `Object` | `getSource()` Return the configuration source `Object` for this metadata element (may be `null`).
    `int` | `hashCode()`
    `boolean` | `isToParent()` Return whether this is an explicit reference to a bean in the parent factory.
    `void` | `setSource(Object source)` Set the configuration source `Object` for this metadata element.
    `String` | `toString()`

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

      `clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### RuntimeBeanReference

          public RuntimeBeanReference(String beanName)

      Create a new RuntimeBeanReference to the given bean name, without explicitly marking it as reference to a bean in the parent factory.
      Parameters:
        `beanName` - name of the target bean

    - #### RuntimeBeanReference

          public RuntimeBeanReference(String beanName,
                              boolean toParent)

      Create a new RuntimeBeanReference to the given bean name, with the option to mark it as reference to a bean in the parent factory.
      Parameters:
        `beanName` - name of the target bean
        `toParent` - whether this is an explicit reference to a bean in the parent factory

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getBeanName

          public String getBeanName()

      Description copied from interface: `BeanReference`
      Return the target bean name that this reference points to (never `null`).
      Specified by:
        `getBeanName` in interface `BeanReference`

    - #### isToParent

          public boolean isToParent()

      Return whether this is an explicit reference to a bean in the parent factory.

    - #### setSource

          public void setSource(Object source)

      Set the configuration source `Object` for this metadata element.

      The exact type of the object will depend on the configuration mechanism used.

    - #### getSource

          public Object getSource()

      Description copied from interface: `BeanMetadataElement`
      Return the configuration source `Object` for this metadata element (may be `null`).
      Specified by:
        `getSource` in interface `BeanMetadataElement`

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals(Object other)

      Overrides:
        `equals` in class `Object`

    - #### hashCode

          public int hashCode()

      Overrides:
        `hashCode` in class `Object`

    - #### toString

          public String toString()

      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `Object`