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## org.springframework.beans.factory
Interface ObjectFactory

    public interface ObjectFactory

Defines a factory which can return an Object instance (possibly shared or independent) when invoked.

This interface is typically used to encapsulate a generic factory which returns a new instance (prototype) of some target object on each invocation.

This interface is similar to `FactoryBean`, but implementations of the latter are normally meant to be defined as SPI instances in a `BeanFactory`, while implementations of this class are normally meant to be fed as an API to other beans (through injection). As such, the `getObject()` method has different exception handling behavior.

Since:
  1.0.2
Author:
  Colin Sampaleanu
See Also:
  `FactoryBean`

Method Summary
`Object` | `getObject()` Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object managed by this factory.

Method Detail

### getObject

    Object getObject()
                     throws BeansException

  Return an instance (possibly shared or independent) of the object managed by this factory.

  Returns:
    an instance of the bean (should never be `null`)
  Throws:
    `BeansException` - in case of creation errors

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