org.apache.hivemind.util
Class ConstructorUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.hivemind.util.ConstructorUtils

public class ConstructorUtils
extends java.lang.Object

Static methods for invoking constructors.

Author:

Howard Lewis Ship

Method Summary

static java.util.List	getConstructorsOfLength(java.lang.Class clazz, int length)
static java.lang.Object	invoke(java.lang.reflect.Constructor c, java.lang.Object[] parameters)
static java.lang.Object	invokeConstructor(java.lang.Class targetClass, java.lang.Object[] parameters) Searches for a constructor matching against the provided arguments.
static boolean	isCompatible(java.lang.Class actualType, java.lang.Class parameterType)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

invokeConstructor

public static java.lang.Object invokeConstructor(java.lang.Class targetClass,
                                                 java.lang.Object[] parameters)

Searches for a constructor matching against the provided arguments.

Parameters:

targetClass - the class to be instantiated

parameters - the parameters to pass to the constructor (may be null or empty)

Returns:

the new instance

Throws:

ApplicationRuntimeException - on any failure

isCompatible

public static boolean isCompatible(java.lang.Class actualType,
                                   java.lang.Class parameterType)

invoke

public static java.lang.Object invoke(java.lang.reflect.Constructor c,
                                      java.lang.Object[] parameters)

getConstructorsOfLength

public static java.util.List getConstructorsOfLength(java.lang.Class clazz,
                                                     int length)