Cyclic dependencies

[ChinZJ]

Given the following diagram

Is getInfo() considered a cyclic dependency? If so, should it not be avoided?

[damithc]

Is getInfo() considered a cyclic dependency?

@ChinZJ may or may not be. Depends on the code. In the following case, it is not.

interface Factory {
    String getInfo();
}

class ParserFactory implements Factory {
    // ...
}

class Parser {
    Parser(Factory f) {
        f.getInfo();
    }
}

If so, should it not be avoided?

We try to minimise cyclic dependencies in particular, and dependencies in general.