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package org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.util; | |
import org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.internal.UsageInformation; | |
import org.apache.myfaces.extensions.validator.internal.UsageCategory; | |
/** | |
* @author Gerhard Petracek | |
* @since 1.x.1 | |
*/ | |
@UsageInformation(UsageCategory.INTERNAL) | |
public class ClassUtils | |
{ | |
public static Class tryToLoadClassForName(String name) | |
{ | |
try | |
{ | |
return loadClassForName(name); | |
} | |
catch (ClassNotFoundException e) | |
{ | |
//do nothing - it's just a try | |
return null; | |
} | |
} | |
public static Class loadClassForName(String name) throws ClassNotFoundException | |
{ | |
try | |
{ | |
// Try WebApp ClassLoader first | |
return Class.forName(name, false, // do not initialize for faster startup | |
Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader()); | |
} | |
catch (ClassNotFoundException ignore) | |
{ | |
// fallback: Try ClassLoader for ClassUtils (i.e. the myfaces.jar lib) | |
return Class.forName(name, false, // do not initialize for faster startup | |
ClassUtils.class.getClassLoader()); | |
} | |
} | |
public static Object tryToInstantiateClass(Class targetClass) | |
{ | |
try | |
{ | |
return targetClass.newInstance(); | |
} | |
catch (Throwable t) | |
{ | |
//do nothing - it was just a try | |
} | |
return null; | |
} | |
public static Object tryToInstantiateClassForName(String className) | |
{ | |
try | |
{ | |
return instantiateClassForName(className); | |
} | |
catch (Throwable t) | |
{ | |
//do nothing - it was just a try | |
} | |
return null; | |
} | |
public static Object instantiateClassForName(String className) | |
throws ClassNotFoundException, IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException | |
{ | |
return loadClassForName(className).newInstance(); | |
} | |
} |