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8 changes: 8 additions & 0 deletions components/dependency_injection/factories.rst
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$container->setDefinition('newsletter_manager', $definition);

.. note::

When using a factory to create services, the value chosen for the ``class``
option has no effect on the resulting service, since the actual class name
only depends on the object returned by the factory. However, the configured
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I would split the first sentence:

When using a factory to create services, the value chosen for the class option has no effect on the result srvice. The actual name only depend on the object that is returned by the factory. [...]

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👍 Short sentences are always better. Fixed. Thanks!

class may be used by compiler passes and therefore should be set to a
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[...] the configured class name [...]

sensible value.

When you specify the class to use for the factory (via ``factory_class``)
the method will be called statically. If the factory itself should be instantiated
and the resulting object's method called, configure the factory itself as a service.
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