## org.apache.tomcat.util.digester
Interface ObjectCreationFactory

All Known Implementing Classes:
  AbstractObjectCreationFactory

    public interface ObjectCreationFactory

Interface for use with `FactoryCreateRule`. The rule calls `createObject(org.xml.sax.Attributes)` to create an object to be pushed onto the `Digester` stack whenever it is matched.

`AbstractObjectCreationFactory` is an abstract implementation suitable for creating anonymous `ObjectCreationFactory` implementations.

Method Summary
`java.lang.Object` `createObject(org.xml.sax.Attributes attributes)` Factory method called by `FactoryCreateRule` to supply an object based on the element's attributes.
`Digester` `getDigester()` Returns the `Digester` that was set by the `FactoryCreateRule` upon initialization.
`void` `setDigester(Digester digester)` Set the `Digester` to allow the implementation to do logging, classloading based on the digester's classloader, etc.

Method Detail

### createObject

    java.lang.Object createObject(org.xml.sax.Attributes attributes)
                                  throws java.lang.Exception

  Factory method called by `FactoryCreateRule` to supply an object based on the element's attributes.

  Parameters:
    `attributes` - the element's attributes
  Throws:
    `java.lang.Exception` - any exception thrown will be propagated upwards

### getDigester

    Digester getDigester()

  Returns the `Digester` that was set by the `FactoryCreateRule` upon initialization.

### setDigester

    void setDigester(Digester digester)

  Set the `Digester` to allow the implementation to do logging, classloading based on the digester's classloader, etc.

  Parameters:
    `digester` - parent Digester object

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