Package org.osgi.service.component

Interface ComponentInstance<S>

Type Parameters:
S - Type of Service
@ProviderType public interface ComponentInstance<S>
A ComponentInstance encapsulates a component instance of an activated component configuration. ComponentInstances are created whenever a component configuration is activated.

ComponentInstances are never reused. A new ComponentInstance object will be created when the component configuration is activated again.

"ThreadSafe"

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    void
    dispose()
    Dispose of the component configuration for this component instance.
    S
    getInstance()
    Returns the component instance of the activated component configuration.

  • Method Details

    • dispose

      void dispose()
      Dispose of the component configuration for this component instance. The component configuration will be deactivated. If the component configuration has already been deactivated, this method does nothing.

    • getInstance

      S getInstance()
      Returns the component instance of the activated component configuration.
      Returns:
      The component instance or null if the component configuration has been deactivated.