1 /*
2 * Copyright 2002-2012 the original author or authors.
3 *
4 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
5 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
6 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
7 *
8 * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
9 *
10 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
11 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
12 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
13 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
14 * limitations under the License.
15 */
16
17 package org.springframework.tests.sample.beans;
18
19 /**
20 * Test class for Spring's ability to create objects using static
21 * factory methods, rather than constructors.
22 *
23 * @author Rod Johnson
24 * @author Juergen Hoeller
25 * @author Chris Beams
26 */
27 public final class FactoryMethods {
28
29 public static FactoryMethods nullInstance() {
30 return null;
31 }
32
33 }