Class ReflectionUtils

java.lang.Object

org.apache.commons.crypto.utils.ReflectionUtils

public final class ReflectionUtils
extends Object

General utility methods for working with reflection.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static Class<?>	getClassByName(String name)	Loads a class by name.
static <T> T	newInstance(Class<T> klass, Object... args)	Uses the constructor represented by this Constructor object to create and initialize a new instance of the constructor's declaring class, with the specified initialization parameters.

Methods inherited from class Object

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

Method Details

getClassByName

public static Class<?> getClassByName(String name)
                               throws ClassNotFoundException

Loads a class by name.

Parameters:

name - the class name.

Returns:

the class object.

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - if the class is not found.

newInstance

public static <T> T newInstance(Class<T> klass,
 Object... args)

Uses the constructor represented by this Constructor object to create and initialize a new instance of the constructor's declaring class, with the specified initialization parameters.

Type Parameters:

T - type for the new instance

Parameters:

klass - the Class object.

args - array of objects to be passed as arguments to the constructor call.

Returns:

a new object created by calling the constructor this object represents.