org.jdom2.util
Class ReflectionConstructor

java.lang.Object
  org.jdom2.util.ReflectionConstructor

public class ReflectionConstructor
extends java.lang.Object

Utility class that handles constructing a class using reflection, and a no-argument 'default' constructor.

Author:

Rolf Lear

Constructor Summary

ReflectionConstructor()

Method Summary

static <E> E

construct(java.lang.String classname, java.lang.Class<E> targetclass) Construct a new instance of the named class, and ensure it is cast to the type specified as the targetclass.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ReflectionConstructor

public ReflectionConstructor()

Method Detail

construct

public static final <E> E construct(java.lang.String classname,
                                    java.lang.Class<E> targetclass)

Construct a new instance of the named class, and ensure it is cast to the type specified as the targetclass.

Type Parameters:

E - The generic type of the returned value.

Parameters:

classname - The class name of the instance to create.

targetclass - The return type of the created instance

Returns:

an instantiated class

Throws:

java.lang.IllegalArgumentException - if there is a problem locating the class instance.

java.lang.IllegalStateException - if there is a problem instantiating a class instance.