org.apache.commons.collections.functors
Class InstantiateFactory<T>

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.commons.collections.functors.InstantiateFactory<T>

All Implemented Interfaces:

Serializable, Factory<T>

public class InstantiateFactory<T>
extends Object
implements Factory<T>, Serializable

Factory implementation that creates a new object instance by reflection.

Since:

Commons Collections 3.0

Version:

$Revision: 1.1.1.1 $ $Date: 2005/05/23 04:34:24 $

Author:

Matt Hall, John Watkinson, Stephen Colebourne

See Also:

Serialized Form

Constructor Summary

InstantiateFactory(Class<T> classToInstantiate)
Constructor that performs no validation.

InstantiateFactory(Class<T> classToInstantiate, Class[] paramTypes, Object[] args)
Constructor that performs no validation.

Method Summary

T	create() Creates an object using the stored constructor.
static <T> Factory<T>	getInstance(Class<T> classToInstantiate, Class[] paramTypes, Object[] args) Factory method that performs validation.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

InstantiateFactory

public InstantiateFactory(Class<T> classToInstantiate)

Constructor that performs no validation. Use getInstance if you want that.

Parameters:

classToInstantiate - the class to instantiate

InstantiateFactory

public InstantiateFactory(Class<T> classToInstantiate,
                          Class[] paramTypes,
                          Object[] args)

Constructor that performs no validation. Use getInstance if you want that.

Parameters:

classToInstantiate - the class to instantiate

paramTypes - the constructor parameter types, not cloned

args - the constructor arguments, not cloned

Method Detail

getInstance

public static <T> Factory<T> getInstance(Class<T> classToInstantiate,
                                         Class[] paramTypes,
                                         Object[] args)

Factory method that performs validation.

Parameters:

classToInstantiate - the class to instantiate, not null

paramTypes - the constructor parameter types

args - the constructor arguments

Returns:

a new instantiate factory

create

public T create()

Creates an object using the stored constructor.

Specified by:

create in interface Factory<T>

Returns:

the new object