1 /*
2 * Copyright 2010 Capgemini
3 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
4 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
5 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
6 *
7 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
8 *
9 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
10 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
11 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
12 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
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14 *
15 */
16 package org.xmlfield.core.internal;
17
18 /**
19 * Genric xml field factory.
20 *
21 * @author Guillaume Mary <guillaume.mary@capgemini.com>
22 */
23 public abstract class XmlFieldFactory {
24 /**
25 * <p>
26 * Get a new factory instance managed by the <code>XmlFieldFactoryFinder</code>.
27 *
28 * @return Instance of an xml field factory.
29 *
30 * @throws RuntimeException
31 * When there is a failure in creating an <code>XmlFieldSelectorFactory</code>
32 */
33 protected static final <T> T newInstance(Class<T> factoryClass) {
34 ClassLoader classLoader = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader();
35
36 if (classLoader == null) {
37 // use the current class loader
38 classLoader = XmlFieldFactory.class.getClassLoader();
39 }
40
41 T xmlFieldFactory = new XmlFieldFactoryFinder(classLoader).newFactory(factoryClass);
42
43 return xmlFieldFactory;
44 }
45 }