abstract fun <U : T> maybeCreate(name: String, type: Class<U>): U
Looks for an item with the given name and type, creating and adding it to this container if it does not exist.
name
- the name of the domain object to be created
type
- the type of the domain object to be created
- the type of the domain object to be created
InvalidUserDataException
- if the container does not support creating a domain object with the specified type
ClassCastException
- if a domain object with the specified name exists with a different type
Return
the found or created domain object, never null
.