[cdi-dev] Clarification of BeanManager.getReference

[Mark Struberg]

The main point (as mentioned over at CXF) is that one must not use bean.getBeanClass() as type parameter for getReference.

LieGrue,
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> Am 12.12.2016 um 09:10 schrieb Martin Kouba <mkouba at redhat.com>:
> 
> Hi John,
> 
> the "beanType" parameter is de facto the same as the required type of an 
> injection point. So yes, the param must be one of the bean types and for 
> normal scoped the returned client proxy must implement this type (+ all 
> interfaces). Also note that a contextual reference (client for normal 
> scoped) is not required to implement all bean types of the bean.
> 
> Martin
> 
> Dne 11.12.2016 v 18:40 John Ament napsal(a):
>> All,
>> 
>> 
>> A discussion popped up on a recent CXF vote.  As I understand it, per
>> section 11.3.2 (from CDI 1.2), The Type parameter passed in to
>> getReference is meant to be the class to proxy for the returned object,
>> if the object requires a proxy (e.g. a normal scoped bean).  Is that
>> accurate? Or is the underlying type the type of the returned bean, from
>> Bean.create(CreationalContext) ?
>> 
>> 
>> John
>> 
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