| /* |
| * Copyright 1999-2004 The Apache Software Foundation |
| * |
| * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); |
| * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. |
| * You may obtain a copy of the License at |
| * |
| * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 |
| * |
| * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software |
| * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, |
| * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. |
| * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and |
| * limitations under the License. |
| */ |
| package org.apache.commons.collections; |
| |
| |
| |
| /** |
| * Factory |
| * A simple interface that describes the most basic means of having the ability |
| * to create an object. |
| * |
| * @author Arron Bates |
| * @version $Revision: 1.3.2.1 $ |
| * @since 2.1 |
| */ |
| public interface Factory { |
| |
| /** Simple method from which will come the new object from the factory. |
| * |
| * @return Object reference to the new object. |
| */ |
| public Object create(); |
| |
| } |