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

org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing

## Class AbstractComponentDefinition

- java.lang.Object
- - org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.AbstractComponentDefinition

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    BeanMetadataElement, ComponentDefinition
  Direct Known Subclasses:
    AdvisorComponentDefinition, CompositeComponentDefinition, PointcutComponentDefinition

      public abstract class AbstractComponentDefinition
      extends Object
      implements ComponentDefinition

  Base implementation of `ComponentDefinition` that provides a basic implementation of `getDescription()` which delegates to `ComponentDefinition.getName()`. Also provides a base implementation of `toString()` which delegates to `getDescription()` in keeping with the recommended implementation strategy. Also provides default implementations of `getInnerBeanDefinitions()` and `getBeanReferences()` that return an empty array.
  Since:
    2.0
  Author:
    Rob Harrop, Juergen Hoeller

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `AbstractComponentDefinition()`

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `BeanDefinition[]` | `getBeanDefinitions()` Returns an empty array.
    `BeanReference[]` | `getBeanReferences()` Returns an empty array.
    `String` | `getDescription()` Delegates to `ComponentDefinition.getName()`.
    `BeanDefinition[]` | `getInnerBeanDefinitions()` Returns an empty array.
    `String` | `toString()` Delegates to `getDescription()`.

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

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

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.factory.parsing.ComponentDefinition

      `getName`

    - ### Methods inherited from interface org.springframework.beans.BeanMetadataElement

      `getSource`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### AbstractComponentDefinition

          public AbstractComponentDefinition()

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getDescription

          public String getDescription()

      Delegates to `ComponentDefinition.getName()`.
      Specified by:
        `getDescription` in interface `ComponentDefinition`

    - #### getBeanDefinitions

          public BeanDefinition[] getBeanDefinitions()

      Returns an empty array.
      Specified by:
        `getBeanDefinitions` in interface `ComponentDefinition`
      Returns:
        the array of BeanDefinitions, or an empty array if none

    - #### getInnerBeanDefinitions

          public BeanDefinition[] getInnerBeanDefinitions()

      Returns an empty array.
      Specified by:
        `getInnerBeanDefinitions` in interface `ComponentDefinition`
      Returns:
        the array of BeanDefinitions, or an empty array if none

    - #### getBeanReferences

          public BeanReference[] getBeanReferences()

      Returns an empty array.
      Specified by:
        `getBeanReferences` in interface `ComponentDefinition`
      Returns:
        the array of BeanReferences, or an empty array if none

    - #### toString

          public String toString()

      Delegates to `getDescription()`.
      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `Object`