package users; import java.io.Serializable; /** * A factory that can create User objects. * * @see User * @see UserManager#createUser * * @author Steffen Zschaler * @version 2.0 05/05/1999 * @since v2.0 */ public class UserCreator extends Object implements Serializable { /** * Create and return a new <code>User</code> object for the given name. * * <p>The default implementation creates and returns a direct instance of <code>User</code>.</p> * * @param sName the name of the user to be created. * * @return the new User object. Must not be <code>null</code>. * * @override Sometimes Override this method if you want the {@link UserManager} to * {@link UserManager#createUser create} instances of subclasses of {@link User} rather than direct * instances. */ public User createUser (String sName) { return new User (sName); } }