org.apache.tomcat.util.digester

## Interface ObjectCreationFactory

- All Known Implementing Classes:
    AbstractObjectCreationFactory

      public interface ObjectCreationFactory

  Interface for use with `FactoryCreateRule`. The rule calls `createObject(org.xml.sax.Attributes)` to create an object to be pushed onto the `Digester` stack whenever it is matched.

  `AbstractObjectCreationFactory` is an abstract implementation suitable for creating anonymous `ObjectCreationFactory` implementations.

- - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `Object` | `createObject(Attributes attributes)` Factory method called by `FactoryCreateRule` to supply an object based on the element's attributes.
    `Digester` | `getDigester()`
    `void` | `setDigester(Digester digester)` Set the `Digester` to allow the implementation to do logging, classloading based on the digester's classloader, etc.

- - ### Method Detail

    - #### createObject

          Object createObject(Attributes attributes)
                              throws Exception

      Factory method called by `FactoryCreateRule` to supply an object based on the element's attributes.
      Parameters:
        `attributes` - the element's attributes
      Returns:
        the creted object
      Throws:
        `Exception` - any exception thrown will be propagated upwards

    - #### getDigester

          Digester getDigester()

      Returns:
        the `Digester` that was set by the `FactoryCreateRule` upon initialization.

    - #### setDigester

          void setDigester(Digester digester)

      Set the `Digester` to allow the implementation to do logging, classloading based on the digester's classloader, etc.
      Parameters:
        `digester` - parent Digester object

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