com.soundhelix.util

Class ClassUtils

java.lang.Object

com.soundhelix.util.ClassUtils

public final class ClassUtils
extends Object

Implements some static methods for classes.

Author:

Thomas Schuerger (thomas@schuerger.com)

Method Summary

Methods

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <T> T	newInstance(String className, Class<T> clazz) Creates a new instance of the given class name using the nullary constructor.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

newInstance

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

Creates a new instance of the given class name using the nullary constructor. The class is expected to be of type T.

Type Parameters:

T - the expected class type

Parameters:

clazz - the class

className - the class name

Returns:

the new instance

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - if the class could not be found

InstantiationException - if the class could not be instantiated

IllegalAccessException - if the class access was illegal