Package com.groiss.util

Class ClassUtil

java.lang.Object

com.groiss.util.ClassUtil

public class ClassUtil
extends Object

Utility for loading classes and creating instances. Checked exceptions are wrapped into ApplicationException. The class loader returned from Settings.getClassLoader() is used.

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static <T> List<Class<T>>	getClasses(String clazzNames)	Load the classes from the given class names.
static <T> T	instantiate(String clazzName)	Load a class and create an instance.
static <T> List<T>	instantiate(List<Class<T>> clazzes)	Call the default constructor for each element of the given list of classes.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Details

getClasses

public static <T> List<Class<T>> getClasses(String clazzNames)

Load the classes from the given class names.

Parameters:

clazzNames - list of class names separated by comma, newline, or carriage return.

Returns:

class objects

instantiate

public static <T> T instantiate(String clazzName)

Load a class and create an instance.

Parameters:

clazzName - name of a class

Returns:

instance of given class

instantiate

public static <T> List<T> instantiate(List<Class<T>> clazzes)

Call the default constructor for each element of the given list of classes.

Parameters:

clazzes - list of classes

Returns:

instances of the classes