maybeCreate

abstract fun <U : T?> maybeCreate(name: String, type: Class<U>): U(source)

Looks for an item with the given name and type, creating and adding it to this container if it does not exist.

This operation is eager, the element is realized before being returned.

Return

the found or created domain object, never null.

Parameters

name

the name of the domain object to be created

type

the type of the domain object to be created

<U>

the type of the domain object to be created

Throws

if the container does not support creating a domain object with the specified type

if a domain object with the specified name exists with a different type