Package org.springframework.beans.factory.access

Helper infrastructure to locate and access bean factories.

See: Description

Interface Summary

Interface	Description
BeanFactoryLocator	Defines a contract for the lookup, use, and release of a BeanFactory, or a BeanFactory subclass such as an ApplicationContext.
BeanFactoryReference	Used to track a reference to a BeanFactory obtained through a BeanFactoryLocator.

Class Summary

Class	Description
SingletonBeanFactoryLocator	Keyed-singleton implementation of BeanFactoryLocator, which accesses shared Spring BeanFactory instances.

Exception Summary

Exception	Description
BootstrapException	Exception thrown if a bean factory could not be loaded by a bootstrap class.

Package org.springframework.beans.factory.access Description

Helper infrastructure to locate and access bean factories.

Note: This package is only relevant for special sharing of bean factories, for example behind EJB facades. It is not used in a typical web application or standalone application.