Package org.exolab.castor.util
Interface ObjectFactory
- All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultObjectFactory
public interface ObjectFactory
A simple interface for creating class instances
- Version:
- $Revision: 5951 $ $Date: 2003-04-23 00:36:31 -0600 (Wed, 23 Apr 2003) $
- Author:
- Keith Visco
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Method Summary
Modifier and TypeMethodDescriptioncreateInstance
(Class type) Creates a default instance of the given class.createInstance
(Class type, Class[] argTypes, Object[] args) Creates a default instance of the given class.createInstance
(Class type, Object[] args) Creates a default instance of the given class.
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Method Details
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createInstance
Creates a default instance of the given class.- Parameters:
type
- the Class to create an instance of- Returns:
- the new instance of the given class
- Throws:
IllegalAccessException
InstantiationException
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createInstance
Object createInstance(Class type, Object[] args) throws IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException Creates a default instance of the given class.- Parameters:
type
- the Class to create an instance ofargs
- the array of arguments to pass to the Class constructor- Returns:
- the new instance of the given class
- Throws:
IllegalAccessException
InstantiationException
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createInstance
Object createInstance(Class type, Class[] argTypes, Object[] args) throws IllegalAccessException, InstantiationException Creates a default instance of the given class.- Parameters:
type
- the Class to create an instance ofargTypes
- the Class types for each argument, used to find the correct constructorargs
- the array of arguments to pass to the Class constructor- Returns:
- the new instance of the given class
- Throws:
IllegalAccessException
InstantiationException
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