code: public static Object getBean(String beanName)
  	{
  		if (null == beanName)
  		{
  			return null;
  		}
  		return applicationContext.getBean(beanName);
  	}
docs: This method is used to retrieve a bean by its name. Note that this may
  result in new bean creation if the scope is set to "prototype" in the
  bean configuration file.
  
  @param beanName
  The name of the bean as configured in the spring configuration
  file.
  @return The bean if it is existing or null.