org.aitools.programd.util
Class ClassUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.aitools.programd.util.ClassUtils

public class ClassUtils
extends Object

Contains utilities related to manipulating classes.

Since:

4.5

Author:

Noel Bush

Constructor Summary

ClassUtils()

Method Summary

static <T> T	getNewInstance(Class<T> theClass, String description, Object... constructorArgs) Returns an instance of the given class, instantiated using a constructor that takes the arguments given.
static <T> T	getSubclassInstance(Class<T> baseType, String classname, String description, Object... constructorArgs) Returns the class which is a subclass of T, instantiated using a constructor that takes the arguments given.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ClassUtils

public ClassUtils()

Method Detail

getSubclassInstance

public static <T> T getSubclassInstance(Class<T> baseType,
                                        String classname,
                                        String description,
                                        Object... constructorArgs)

Returns the class which is a subclass of T, instantiated using a constructor that takes the arguments given.

Type Parameters:

T - the class of which the instantiated class must be a subclass

Parameters:

classname - the classname to instantiate

baseType - the base class type

description - a short (one word or so) description of the desired class

constructorArgs - the arguments to the constructor (actual arguments, not types)

Returns:

the desired class

getNewInstance

public static <T> T getNewInstance(Class<T> theClass,
                                   String description,
                                   Object... constructorArgs)

Returns an instance of the given class, instantiated using a constructor that takes the arguments given.

Type Parameters:

T - the type of the class

Parameters:

theClass - the class to instantiate

description - a short (one word or so) description of the desired class

constructorArgs - the arguments to the constructor (actual arguments, not types)

Returns:

the desired class