ApplicationContextAware 接口的作用

public class SpringContextHolder implements ApplicationContextAware {  
    private static ApplicationContext applicationContext = null;  
  
    /** 
     * 获取静态变量中的ApplicationContext. 
     */  
    public static ApplicationContext getApplicationContext() {  
        assertContextInjected();  
        return applicationContext;  
    }  
  
    /** 
     * 从静态变量applicationContext中得到Bean, 自动转型为所赋值对象的类型. 
     */  
    @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")  
    public static <T> T getBean(String name) {  
        assertContextInjected();  
        return (T) applicationContext.getBean(name);  
    }  
  
    /** 
     * 从静态变量applicationContext中得到Bean, 自动转型为所赋值对象的类型. 
     */  
    public static <T> T getBean(Class<T> requiredType) {  
        assertContextInjected();  
        return applicationContext.getBean(requiredType);  
    }  
  
    /** 
     * 清除SpringContextHolder中的ApplicationContext为Null. 
     */  
    public static void clearHolder() {  
        applicationContext = null;  
    }  
  
    /** 
     * 实现ApplicationContextAware接口, 注入Context到静态变量中. 
     */  
    @Override  
    public void setApplicationContext(ApplicationContext applicationContext) {  
        SpringContextHolder.applicationContext = applicationContext;  
    }  
  
    /** 
     * 检查ApplicationContext不为空. 
     */  
    private static void assertContextInjected() {  
        Validate.validState(applicationContext != null,  
                "applicaitonContext属性未注入, 请在applicationContext.xml中定义SpringContextHolder.");  
    }  
  
}