org.transitime.utils

Class ClassInstantiator

java.lang.Object

org.transitime.utils.ClassInstantiator

public class ClassInstantiator
extends java.lang.Object

Utility class for instantiating a class by name by using reflection. Handles exceptions and logging during the casting process.

Author:

SkiBu Smith

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
ClassInstantiator()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <T> T	instantiate(java.lang.String className, java.lang.Class<T> clazz) Instantiates the named class using reflection and a no-arg constructor.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

ClassInstantiator

public ClassInstantiator()

Method Detail

instantiate

public static <T> T instantiate(java.lang.String className,
                                java.lang.Class<T> clazz)

Instantiates the named class using reflection and a no-arg constructor. If could not instantiate the class then an error is logged and null is returned.

Parameters:

className - Name of the class to be instantiated

clazz - So can do a cast to make sure the className is for the desired class and so can get desired class name for logging errors

Returns:

The instantiated object, or null if it could not be instantiated