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public   abstract   class  FactoryProvider<I>   implements   Comparable<FactoryProvider <? >> 
   
  A base class for service factory creation that can be registered with the ProviderRegistry.
 
  
    Inheritance 
    Object    >  
    FactoryProvider<I> 
   
  
  
  
    
      
        Type Parameter  
       
      
        Name  
        Description  
       
      
        I 
         
       
     
  
  Constructors
   
   
  FactoryProvider(Class<I> baseInterface) 
  
    
protected   FactoryProvider ( Class<I>   baseInterface )  
   
  
    
      
        Parameter  
       
      
        Name  
        Description  
       
      
        baseInterface 
        Class <I > 
       
     
  
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  compareTo(FactoryProvider<?> o) 
  
    
public   int   compareTo ( FactoryProvider <? >  o )  
   
  This ensures that a list of these will be sorted so that higher precedence entries come later
 in the list.
 
  
  
    
      
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        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        int  
         
       
     
  
   
  equals(Object o) 
  
    
public   boolean   equals ( Object   o )  
   
  Included to support sorting by precedence (@see #compareTo(FactoryProvider))
 
  
    
      
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        Name  
        Description  
       
      
        o 
        Object  
       
     
  
  
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  getBaseInterface() 
  
    
protected   Class<I>   getBaseInterface ()  
   
  
    
      
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        Description  
       
      
        Class <I > 
         
       
     
  
   
  getFactoryInstance() 
  
    
protected   abstract   I   getFactoryInstance ()  
   
  Return an instance of the factory
 
  
    
      
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        Description  
       
      
        I  
         
       
     
  
   
  hashCode() 
  
  
    
      
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        Type  
        Description  
       
      
        int  
         
       
     
  
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