org.springframework.beans.factory.config

## Class RuntimeBeanNameReference

- java.lang.Object
- - org.springframework.beans.factory.config.RuntimeBeanNameReference

- All Implemented Interfaces:
    BeanMetadataElement, BeanReference

      public class RuntimeBeanNameReference
      extends Object
      implements BeanReference

  Immutable placeholder class used for a property value object when it's a reference to another bean name in the factory, to be resolved at runtime.
  Since:
    2.0
  Author:
    Juergen Hoeller
  See Also:
    `RuntimeBeanReference`, `BeanDefinition.getPropertyValues()`, `BeanFactory.getBean(java.lang.String)`

- - ### Constructor Summary

    Constructors
    Constructor and Description
    `RuntimeBeanNameReference(String beanName)` Create a new RuntimeBeanNameReference to the given bean name.

  - ### Method Summary

    Methods
    Modifier and Type | Method and Description
    --- | ---
    `boolean` | `equals(Object other)`
    `String` | `getBeanName()` Return the target bean name that this reference points to (never `null`).
    `Object` | `getSource()` Return the configuration source `Object` for this metadata element (may be `null`).
    `int` | `hashCode()`
    `void` | `setSource(Object source)` Set the configuration source `Object` for this metadata element.
    `String` | `toString()`

    - ### Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

      `clone, finalize, getClass, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait`

- - ### Constructor Detail

    - #### RuntimeBeanNameReference

          public RuntimeBeanNameReference(String beanName)

      Create a new RuntimeBeanNameReference to the given bean name.
      Parameters:
        `beanName` - name of the target bean

  - ### Method Detail

    - #### getBeanName

          public String getBeanName()

      Description copied from interface: `BeanReference`
      Return the target bean name that this reference points to (never `null`).
      Specified by:
        `getBeanName` in interface `BeanReference`

    - #### setSource

          public void setSource(Object source)

      Set the configuration source `Object` for this metadata element.

      The exact type of the object will depend on the configuration mechanism used.

    - #### getSource

          public Object getSource()

      Description copied from interface: `BeanMetadataElement`
      Return the configuration source `Object` for this metadata element (may be `null`).
      Specified by:
        `getSource` in interface `BeanMetadataElement`

    - #### equals

          public boolean equals(Object other)

      Overrides:
        `equals` in class `Object`

    - #### hashCode

          public int hashCode()

      Overrides:
        `hashCode` in class `Object`

    - #### toString

          public String toString()

      Overrides:
        `toString` in class `Object`