Package org.alfresco.util
Class ReflectionHelper
- java.lang.Object
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- org.alfresco.util.ReflectionHelper
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public class ReflectionHelper extends Object
Static Helper methods for instantiating objects from reflection.- Author:
- muzquiano
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Method Summary
All Methods Static Methods Concrete Methods Modifier and Type Method Description static Object
invoke(Object obj, String method, Class[] argTypes, Object[] args)
Invokes a method on the given object by passing the given arguments into the method.static Object
newObject(String className)
Constructs a new object for the given class name.static Object
newObject(String className, Class[] argTypes, Object[] args)
Constructs a new object for the given class name and with the given arguments.
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Method Detail
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newObject
public static Object newObject(String className)
Constructs a new object for the given class name. The construction takes no arguments. If an exception occurs during construction, null is returned. All exceptions are written to the Log instance for this class.- Parameters:
className
- String- Returns:
- Object
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newObject
public static Object newObject(String className, Class[] argTypes, Object[] args)
Constructs a new object for the given class name and with the given arguments. The arguments must be specified in terms of their Class[] types and their Object[] values. Example: String s = newObject("java.lang.String", new Class[] { String.class}, new String[] { "test"}); is equivalent to: String s = new String("test"); If an exception occurs during construction, null is returned. All exceptions are written to the Log instance for this class.- Parameters:
className
- StringargTypes
- Class[]args
- Object[]- Returns:
- Object
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