enterprise/j2ee.sun.ddui/src/org/netbeans/modules/j2ee/sun/validation/util/ObjectFactory.java

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package org.netbeans.modules.j2ee.sun.validation.util;

import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;

/**
 * This class is a generic Factory that employes Java reflection to
 * create Objects.
 * @author  Rajeshwar Patil
 * @version %I%, %G%
 */

public class ObjectFactory {
    /* A class implementation comment can go here. */

    /** Create an instance of the class with the specified name by calling the
      * no-argument constructor.
     */
    public static Object newInstance(String className){

        Utils utils = new Utils();
        return utils.createObject(className);
    }


    /** Create an instance of the class with the specified name by calling the
      * a constructor that takes an String.
     */
    public static Object newInstance(String className, String argument){
        Class classObject = null;
        Utils utils = new Utils();

        Class[] argumentTypes = new Class[] {String.class};
        Constructor constructor =
            utils.getConstructor(className, argumentTypes);

        Object[] argumentValues = new Object[] {argument};

        return utils.createObject(constructor, argumentValues);
    }


    /** Create an instance of the class with the specified name by calling the
      * a constructor that takes an String.
     */
    public static Object newInstance(String className, Object argument){
        Class classObject = null;
        Utils utils = new Utils();

        Class[] argumentTypes = new Class[] {Object.class};
        Constructor constructor =
            utils.getConstructor(className, argumentTypes);

        Object[] argumentValues = new Object[] {argument};

        return utils.createObject(constructor, argumentValues);
    }    
}