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java.lang.Object
- com.ibm.commerce.foundation.client.facade.bod.servlet.config.Noun

```
public class Noun
extends java.lang.Object
```
This class represents the configuration of noun. The noun configuratoin contains the factory and method that can be used to instantiate an instance of the noun along with containing the information pertaining to the elements in the noun.

Constructor Summary

Constructors
Constructor and Description

Noun()
Creates an instance of the noun configuration.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Concrete Methods
Modifier and Type	Method and Description
`java.lang.Object`	`createInstance()` This method will create a new instance of the object if the factory has been defined.
`java.lang.String`	`getName()` This method returns the name of the noun.
`NounElement`	`getNounElement(java.lang.String element)` This method returns the noun element configuration of the sub element of the noun specified.
`void`	`init(org.w3c.dom.Element noun)` Initializes the instance of the noun configuration.
`boolean`	`isFactoryDeclared()` This method returns whether the factory to instantiate the class has been defined.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object
equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

- Constructor Detail
  - Noun
```
public Noun()
```
    Creates an instance of the noun configuration. This constructor will parse the configuration and load the noun configuration.
- Method Detail
  - init
```
public void init(org.w3c.dom.Element noun)
```
    Initializes the instance of the noun configuration. This method will parse the configuration and load the noun configuration.
    
    Parameters:
    
    noun - The noun configuration element.
  - isFactoryDeclared
```
public boolean isFactoryDeclared()
```
    This method returns whether the factory to instantiate the class has been defined. This method indicates whether the factory has been specified or the default object should be used.
    
    Returns:
    
    Whether the factory was declared.
  - createInstance
```
public java.lang.Object createInstance()
```
    This method will create a new instance of the object if the factory has been defined.
    
    Returns:
    
    A new instance of the noun.
  - getName
```
public java.lang.String getName()
```
    This method returns the name of the noun.
    
    Returns:
    
    The name of the noun.
  - getNounElement
```
public NounElement getNounElement(java.lang.String element)
```
    This method returns the noun element configuration of the sub element of the noun specified.
    
    Parameters:
    
    element - The sub element of the noun.
    
    Returns:
    
    The noun element configuration if defined.