ComponentInstance

```
@ProviderType
public interface ComponentInstance
```
A ComponentInstance encapsulates a component instance of an activated component configuration. ComponentInstances are created whenever a component configuration is activated.
ComponentInstances are never reused. A new ComponentInstance object will be created when the component configuration is activated again.

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Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`dispose()`	Dispose of the component configuration for this component instance.
`java.lang.Object`	`getInstance()`	Returns the component instance of the activated component configuration.

- Method Detail
  - dispose
```
void dispose()
```
    Dispose of the component configuration for this component instance. The component configuration will be deactivated. If the component configuration has already been deactivated, this method does nothing.
  - getInstance
```
java.lang.Object getInstance()
```
    Returns the component instance of the activated component configuration.
    
    Returns:
    
    The component instance or null if the component configuration has been deactivated.