protected void readBeanTypeDef(BeanContainer container, XmlReader reader, LoaderContext context, BeanDefinitionBase bean) { TypeDefinitionBase def = new TypeDefinitionBase(); String typeClassName = reader.getRequiredAttribute(TYPE_ATTRIBUTE); Class<?> typeClass = tryForName(typeClassName); if (null == typeClass) { throw new BeanDefinitionException("Class '" + typeClassName + "' not found, check source : " + bean.getSource()); } if (!typeClass.isAssignableFrom(bean.getBeanClass())) { throw new BeanDefinitionException("bean's type '" + typeClassName + "' must be assignable from bean's class '" + bean.getBeanClass().getName() + "', source : " + reader.getSource()); } def.setType(typeClass); def.setName(reader.getAttribute(NAME_ATTRIBUTE)); def.setPrimary(reader.getBooleanAttribute(PRIMARY_ATTRIBUTE, false)); def.setOverride(reader.getBooleanAttribute(OVERRIDE_ATTRIBUTE, context.defaultOverride)); bean.addAdditionalTypeDef(def); }