... ]]> ]]> ]]> package com.acme.User; public class User { // factory has been configured at this point public void setFactory(GenericBeanFactory factory) { SomeBean bean1 = factory.create(); System.out.println(bean1.getSomeProperty()); // "SomeOtherBean" SomeBean bean2 = factory.create(); System.out.println(bean2.getSomeProperty()); // "SomeOtherBean" } } ]]> String value e.g. static factory - com.acme.Factory.newInstance(new String("String value")); String value e.g. instance factory - "SomeOtherBean".newInstance(new String("String value")); String value ]]> String value ]]> e.g. Bean property - "InjectedIntoMe".setSomeProperty("BeanInjected".getOtherProperty()); ]]> 1st Parameter 2nd Parameter e.g. Explicitly stating the parameter type to resolve overloading 1st Parameter 2nd Parameter e.g. To override the injected type use 1st Parameter 2nd Parameter ]]> Some value e.g. Overridding the injected type Some value ]]> The elements that use this type designate the name of a Java class or interface. The name is in the form of a "binary name", as defined in the JLS and as used in Class.forName(). , or collection components e.g. Hello e.g. This also defines the null value as opposed to the empty string or the string "null" null TODO: "any" is currently unimplemented. ]]> An extension value xxx ]]> xxx ]]> http://localhost http://localhost ]]>