Interface Instance
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InstanceImpl
public interface Instance
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptiongetBean()
Gets the bean (or bean-like-map) associated with this instanceGets information about this instance.void
setMetadata
(Object metadata) Sets an object containing information about this instance.
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Method Details
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getBean
Object getBean()Gets the bean (or bean-like-map) associated with this instance- Returns:
- The non-null bean or bean-like map
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getMetadata
Object getMetadata()Gets information about this instance. Can be used to describe the bean in some useful way- Returns:
- The possibly null metadata associated with this instance
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setMetadata
Sets an object containing information about this instance. Can be used to describe the bean in some useful way- Parameters:
metadata
- The possibly null metadata to be associated with this instance
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