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package org.springframework.beans.factory;
/**
* Interface to be implemented by beans that need to react once all their
* properties have been set by a BeanFactory: for example, to perform custom
* initialization, or merely to check that all mandatory properties have been set.
*
* An alternative to implementing InitializingBean is specifying a custom
* init-method, for example in an XML bean definition.
* For a list of all bean lifecycle methods, see the BeanFactory javadocs.
*
* @author Rod Johnson
* @see BeanNameAware
* @see BeanFactoryAware
* @see BeanFactory
* @see org.springframework.beans.factory.support.RootBeanDefinition#getInitMethodName
* @see org.springframework.context.ApplicationContextAware
*/
public interface InitializingBean {
/**
* Invoked by a BeanFactory after it has set all bean properties supplied
* (and satisfied BeanFactoryAware and ApplicationContextAware).
*
This method allows the bean instance to perform initialization only
* possible when all bean properties have been set and to throw an
* exception in the event of misconfiguration.
* @throws Exception in the event of misconfiguration (such
* as failure to set an essential property) or if initialization fails.
*/
void afterPropertiesSet() throws Exception;
}