上一节介绍了封装bean对象的BeanDefinition接口。从前面小结对BeanFactory的介绍中，我们知道bean对象是存储在map中，通过调用getBean方法可以得到bean对象。在接口BeanFactory中定义了多个相同签名的getBean方法，如下所示：

    Object getBean(String name) throws BeansException;

    <T> T getBean(String name, Class<T> requiredType) throws BeansException;

    <T> T getBean(Class<T> requiredType) throws BeansException;

    Object getBean(String name, Object... args) throws BeansException;

    <T> T getBean(Class<T> requiredType, Object... args) throws BeansException;

DefaultListableBeanFactory

DefaultListableBeanFactory是Bean工厂的一个默认实现，我们可以对它进行拓展以便实现自定义的Bean工厂。作为默认的Bean工厂实现，肯定也实现了接口中定义的getBean方法。截取DefaultListableBeanFactory中与getBean方法相关的源码如下：

public class DefaultListableBeanFactory extends AbstractAutowireCapableBeanFactory
        implements ConfigurableListableBeanFactory, BeanDefinitionRegistry, Serializable {

    ......

    @Override
    public <T> T getBean(Class<T> requiredType) throws BeansException {
        return getBean(requiredType, (Object[]) null);
    }

    @Override
    public <T> T getBean(Class<T> requiredType, Object... args) throws BeansException {
        NamedBeanHolder<T> namedBean = resolveNamedBean(requiredType, args);
        if (namedBean != null) {
            return namedBean.getBeanInstance();
        }
        BeanFactory parent = getParentBeanFactory();
        if (parent != null) {
            return parent.getBean(requiredType, args);
        }
        throw new NoSuchBeanDefinitionException(requiredType);
    }

    ......

}

发现DefaultListableBeanFactory中只实现了两个getBean接口，BeanFactory中总共有五个接口，那另外三个接口呢？在哪里实现的？尤其是最重要的getBean(String name)接口。

查看DefaultListableBeanFactory类UML类图关系发现有一个AbstractBeanFactory抽象类，DefaultListableBeanFactory继承了AbstractBeanFactory，如下图所示：

AbstractBeanFactory

通过查找AbstractBeanFactory源码，终于找到BeanFactory接口中另外三个getBean方法的实现。源码如下：

package org.springframework.beans.factory.support;

import java.beans.PropertyEditor;
import java.security.AccessControlContext;
import java.security.AccessController;
import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
import java.security.PrivilegedActionException;
import java.security.PrivilegedExceptionAction;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.LinkedHashMap;
import java.util.LinkedHashSet;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;

import org.springframework.beans.BeanUtils;
import org.springframework.beans.BeanWrapper;
import org.springframework.beans.BeansException;
import org.springframework.beans.PropertyEditorRegistrar;
import org.springframework.beans.PropertyEditorRegistry;
import org.springframework.beans.PropertyEditorRegistrySupport;
import org.springframework.beans.SimpleTypeConverter;
import org.springframework.beans.TypeConverter;
import org.springframework.beans.TypeMismatchException;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCurrentlyInCreationException;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanDefinitionStoreException;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactory;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanFactoryUtils;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanIsAbstractException;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanIsNotAFactoryException;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanNotOfRequiredTypeException;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.CannotLoadBeanClassException;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.FactoryBean;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.NoSuchBeanDefinitionException;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.ObjectFactory;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.SmartFactoryBean;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinition;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanDefinitionHolder;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanExpressionContext;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanExpressionResolver;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.BeanPostProcessor;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.ConfigurableBeanFactory;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.DestructionAwareBeanPostProcessor;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.InstantiationAwareBeanPostProcessor;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.config.Scope;
import org.springframework.core.DecoratingClassLoader;
import org.springframework.core.NamedThreadLocal;
import org.springframework.core.ResolvableType;
import org.springframework.core.convert.ConversionService;
import org.springframework.util.Assert;
import org.springframework.util.ClassUtils;
import org.springframework.util.ObjectUtils;
import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;
import org.springframework.util.StringValueResolver;

public abstract class AbstractBeanFactory extends FactoryBeanRegistrySupport implements ConfigurableBeanFactory {

    ......

    @Override
    public Object getBean(String name) throws BeansException {
        return doGetBean(name, null, null, false);
    }

    @Override
    public <T> T getBean(String name, Class<T> requiredType) throws BeansException {
        return doGetBean(name, requiredType, null, false);
    }

    @Override
    public Object getBean(String name, Object... args) throws BeansException {
        return doGetBean(name, null, args, false);
    }

    public <T> T getBean(String name, Class<T> requiredType, Object... args) throws BeansException {
        return doGetBean(name, requiredType, args, false);
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
    protected <T> T doGetBean(
            final String name, final Class<T> requiredType, final Object[] args, boolean typeCheckOnly)
            throws BeansException {

        final String beanName = transformedBeanName(name);
        Object bean;

        // Eagerly check singleton cache for manually registered singletons.
        Object sharedInstance = getSingleton(beanName);
        if (sharedInstance != null && args == null) {
            if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                if (isSingletonCurrentlyInCreation(beanName)) {
                    logger.debug("Returning eagerly cached instance of singleton bean ‘" + beanName +
                            "‘ that is not fully initialized yet - a consequence of a circular reference");
                }
                else {
                    logger.debug("Returning cached instance of singleton bean ‘" + beanName + "‘");
                }
            }
            bean = getObjectForBeanInstance(sharedInstance, name, beanName, null);
        }

        else {
            // Fail if we‘re already creating this bean instance:
            // We‘re assumably within a circular reference.
            if (isPrototypeCurrentlyInCreation(beanName)) {
                throw new BeanCurrentlyInCreationException(beanName);
            }

            // Check if bean definition exists in this factory.
            BeanFactory parentBeanFactory = getParentBeanFactory();
            if (parentBeanFactory != null && !containsBeanDefinition(beanName)) {
                // Not found -> check parent.
                String nameToLookup = originalBeanName(name);
                if (args != null) {
                    // Delegation to parent with explicit args.
                    return (T) parentBeanFactory.getBean(nameToLookup, args);
                }
                else {
                    // No args -> delegate to standard getBean method.
                    return parentBeanFactory.getBean(nameToLookup, requiredType);
                }
            }

            if (!typeCheckOnly) {
                markBeanAsCreated(beanName);
            }

            try {
                final RootBeanDefinition mbd = getMergedLocalBeanDefinition(beanName);
                checkMergedBeanDefinition(mbd, beanName, args);

                // Guarantee initialization of beans that the current bean depends on.
                String[] dependsOn = mbd.getDependsOn();
                if (dependsOn != null) {
                    for (String dep : dependsOn) {
                        if (isDependent(beanName, dep)) {
                            throw new BeanCreationException(mbd.getResourceDescription(), beanName,
                                    "Circular depends-on relationship between ‘" + beanName + "‘ and ‘" + dep + "‘");
                        }
                        registerDependentBean(dep, beanName);
                        getBean(dep);
                    }
                }

                // Create bean instance.
                if (mbd.isSingleton()) {
                    sharedInstance = getSingleton(beanName, new ObjectFactory<Object>() {
                        @Override
                        public Object getObject() throws BeansException {
                            try {
                                return createBean(beanName, mbd, args);
                            }
                            catch (BeansException ex) {
                                // Explicitly remove instance from singleton cache: It might have been put there
                                // eagerly by the creation process, to allow for circular reference resolution.
                                // Also remove any beans that received a temporary reference to the bean.
                                destroySingleton(beanName);
                                throw ex;
                            }
                        }
                    });
                    bean = getObjectForBeanInstance(sharedInstance, name, beanName, mbd);
                }

                else if (mbd.isPrototype()) {
                    // It‘s a prototype -> create a new instance.
                    Object prototypeInstance = null;
                    try {
                        beforePrototypeCreation(beanName);
                        prototypeInstance = createBean(beanName, mbd, args);
                    }
                    finally {
                        afterPrototypeCreation(beanName);
                    }
                    bean = getObjectForBeanInstance(prototypeInstance, name, beanName, mbd);
                }

                else {
                    String scopeName = mbd.getScope();
                    final Scope scope = this.scopes.get(scopeName);
                    if (scope == null) {
                        throw new IllegalStateException("No Scope registered for scope name ‘" + scopeName + "‘");
                    }
                    try {
                        Object scopedInstance = scope.get(beanName, new ObjectFactory<Object>() {
                            @Override
                            public Object getObject() throws BeansException {
                                beforePrototypeCreation(beanName);
                                try {
                                    return createBean(beanName, mbd, args);
                                }
                                finally {
                                    afterPrototypeCreation(beanName);
                                }
                            }
                        });
                        bean = getObjectForBeanInstance(scopedInstance, name, beanName, mbd);
                    }
                    catch (IllegalStateException ex) {
                        throw new BeanCreationException(beanName,
                                "Scope ‘" + scopeName + "‘ is not active for the current thread; consider " +
                                "defining a scoped proxy for this bean if you intend to refer to it from a singleton",
                                ex);
                    }
                }
            }
            catch (BeansException ex) {
                cleanupAfterBeanCreationFailure(beanName);
                throw ex;
            }
        }

        // Check if required type matches the type of the actual bean instance.
        if (requiredType != null && bean != null && !requiredType.isAssignableFrom(bean.getClass())) {
            try {
                return getTypeConverter().convertIfNecessary(bean, requiredType);
            }
            catch (TypeMismatchException ex) {
                if (logger.isDebugEnabled()) {
                    logger.debug("Failed to convert bean ‘" + name + "‘ to required type ‘" +
                            ClassUtils.getQualifiedName(requiredType) + "‘", ex);
                }
                throw new BeanNotOfRequiredTypeException(name, requiredType, bean.getClass());
            }
        }
        return (T) bean;
    }

    ......
}

在三个相同签名getBean方法中，均调用doGetBean方法。doGetBean方法负责从Bean工厂中获取bean对象的具体实现，下面来看看该方法的具体实现：

1. 检查手动注册的单例集合缓存中是否含有该bean对象，若有，则取出返回，否则继续执行；
2. 检查该bean是否已经创建，从而判断是否属于循环引用，若是，抛出异常返回，否则继续执行；
3. 判断bean工厂中是否存在该bean definition，若存在，则取出返回，否则继续执行；
4. 初始化该bean所依赖的bean对象；
5. 判断该bean是否是单例模式（singleton），若是，创建单例对象，否则继续执行；
6. 判断该bean是否是原型模式（prototype），若是，创建原型对象，否则继续执行；
7. 创建自定义类型（scope）bean对象。

从上面对doGetBean方法分析，可看出创建并获取bean对象是一个非常复杂的过程，并不是简简单单的放入Map中再从其中取出。

小结

本文对IOC容器的核心getBean()方法作了简单的分析，初步了解了IOC容器中getBean()方法的执行流程原理，这对于帮助我们理解IOC容器是十分有帮助的。目前对IOC机制的各个模块都有了一定的了解，下面可以综合各个模块，串联起来研究IOC依赖注入的完整流程。

下文将以ClassPathXmlApplicationContext作为xml文件加载器，实现Spring IOC的类加载，通过断点跟踪来了解IOC对象注入完整流程。