net.sf.jasperreports.engine.util
Class ClassUtils

java.lang.Object
  net.sf.jasperreports.engine.util.ClassUtils

public final class ClassUtils
extends Object

Class utilities.

Version:

$Id: ClassUtils.java 4595 2011-09-08 15:55:10Z teodord $

Author:

Lucian Chirita (lucianc@users.sourceforge.net)

Method Summary

static Object

instantiateClass(String className, Class<?> expectedType) Instantiates a class.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

instantiateClass

public static final Object instantiateClass(String className,
                                            Class<?> expectedType)

Instantiates a class.

The class is expected to have a public no-argument constructor.

Parameters:

className - the class name

expectedType - the expected (super) type of the result

Returns:

a newly created instance of the specified class

Throws:

JRRuntimeException - if the class cannot be loaded or instantiated, or if it does not implement the expected type