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| package mx.core |
| { |
| |
| /** |
| * The IFactory interface defines the interface that factory classes |
| * such as ClassFactory must implement. |
| * An object of type IFactory is a "factory object" which Flex uses |
| * to generate multiple instances of another class, each with identical |
| * properties. |
| * |
| * <p>For example, a DataGridColumn has an <code>itemRenderer</code> of type |
| * IFactory; it calls <code>itemRenderer.newInstance()</code> to create |
| * the cells for a particular column of the DataGrid.</p> |
| * |
| * @see mx.core.ClassFactory |
| * |
| * @langversion 3.0 |
| * @playerversion Flash 9 |
| * @playerversion AIR 1.1 |
| * @productversion Flex 3 |
| */ |
| public interface IFactory |
| { |
| //-------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| // |
| // Methods |
| // |
| //-------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| |
| /** |
| * Creates an instance of some class (determined by the class that |
| * implements IFactory). |
| * |
| * @return The newly created instance. |
| * |
| * @langversion 3.0 |
| * @playerversion Flash 9 |
| * @playerversion AIR 1.1 |
| * @productversion Flex 3 |
| */ |
| function newInstance():*; |
| } |
| |
| } |
