org.apache.axiom.locator.loader

Interface OMMetaFactoryLoader

All Known Implementing Classes:

OMDOMMetaFactoryLoader, OMLinkedListMetaFactoryLoader

public interface OMMetaFactoryLoader

Loads the OMMetaFactory for a given Axiom implementation. An Axiom implementation must provide an implementation of this interface. That implementation class is specified in the META-INF/axiom.xml of the Axiom implementation.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
OMMetaFactory	load(java.util.Map properties) Get the OMMetaFactory instance for the Axiom implementation.

Method Detail

load

OMMetaFactory load(java.util.Map properties)

Get the OMMetaFactory instance for the Axiom implementation. Note that the implementation is not required to return the same instance on every invocation. It is the responsibility of the Axiom API to cache the instance if necessary.

Parameters:

properties - reserved for future use

Returns:

the OMMetaFactory instance; must not be null