org.apache.commons.jocl

Class ConstructorUtil


public class ConstructorUtil
extends Object

Miscellaneous Constructor related utility functions.

Version:
$Revision: 1.6 $ $Date: 2004/02/28 12:18:18 $

Author:
Rodney Waldhoff

Method Summary

static Constructor
getConstructor(Class type, Class[] argTypes)
Returns a Constructor for the given method signature, or null if no such Constructor can be found.
static Object
invokeConstructor(Class type, Class[] argTypes, Object[] argValues)
Creates a new instance of the specified type using a Constructor described by the given parameter types and values.

Method Details

getConstructor

public static Constructor getConstructor(Class type,
                                         Class[] argTypes)
Returns a Constructor for the given method signature, or null if no such Constructor can be found.

Parameters:
type - the (non-null) type of Object the returned Constructor should create
argTypes - a non-null array of types describing the parameters to the Constructor.

Returns:
a Constructor for the given method signature, or null if no such Constructor can be found.

See Also:
invokeConstructor(Class,Class[],Object[])


invokeConstructor

public static Object invokeConstructor(Class type,
                                       Class[] argTypes,
                                       Object[] argValues)
            throws InstantiationException,
                   IllegalAccessException,
                   InvocationTargetException
Creates a new instance of the specified type using a Constructor described by the given parameter types and values.

Parameters:
type - the type of Object to be created
argTypes - a non-null array of types describing the parameters to the Constructor.
argValues - a non-null array containing the values of the parameters to the Constructor.

Returns:
a new instance of the specified type using a Constructor described by the given parameter types and values.


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