org.jtransfo.internal

Class ReflectionHelper

java.lang.Object

org.jtransfo.internal.ReflectionHelper

public class ReflectionHelper
extends Object

Helper class for all things class manipulation and reflection.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ReflectionHelper()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
<T> T	newInstance(Class<T> clazz) Create a new instance of a class.
<T> T	newInstance(String className) Create a new instance of a class given the class name.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

equals, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

ReflectionHelper

public ReflectionHelper()

Method Detail

newInstance

public <T> T newInstance(Class<T> clazz)
                  throws IllegalAccessException,
                         InstantiationException

Create a new instance of a class.

Provided to allow mocking, making it possible to test the exception handling.

Type Parameters:

T - type of object to create

Parameters:

clazz - class to create new instance of

Returns:

new class instance

Throws:

IllegalAccessException - see Class.newInstance()

InstantiationException - see Class.newInstance()

newInstance

public <T> T newInstance(String className)
                  throws IllegalAccessException,
                         InstantiationException,
                         ClassNotFoundException

Create a new instance of a class given the class name.

Provided to allow mocking, making it possible to test the exception handling.

Type Parameters:

T - type of object to create

Parameters:

className - name of class to create new instance of

Returns:

new class instance

Throws:

IllegalAccessException - see Class.newInstance()

InstantiationException - see Class.newInstance()

ClassNotFoundException - see ClassLoader.loadClass(String)