Class ReflectionHelper

java.lang.Object
org.alfresco.util.ReflectionHelper

public class ReflectionHelper extends Object
Static Helper methods for instantiating objects from reflection.
Author:
muzquiano
  • Method Details

    • 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
    • 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 - String
      argTypes - Class[]
      args - Object[]
      Returns:
      Object
    • invoke

      public 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.
      Parameters:
      obj - Object
      method - String
      argTypes - Class[]
      args - Object[]
      Returns:
      Object