Package org.jdom2.internal

Class 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

    • Method Summary

      All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods 
      Modifier and Type Method Description
      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.