info.magnolia.cms.util
Class ClassUtil

java.lang.Object
  info.magnolia.cms.util.ClassUtil

Deprecated. since 4.3 - see specific methods for replacements.

public final class ClassUtil
extends Object

Utility methods for classes.

Version:

$Revision: 41137 $ ($Author: gjoseph $)

Author:

Fabrizio Giustina

Method Summary

static Class	classForName(String className) Deprecated. since 4.3 - use Classes.getClassFactory().
static boolean	isSubClass(Class<?> subClass, Class<?> parentClass) Deprecated. since 4.3, use parentClass.isAssignableFrom(subClass)
static Object	newInstance(String className) Deprecated. since 4.3 - use Classes.getClassFactory(). Shortcut for ClassUtil.classForName(className).newInstance()

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

classForName

public static Class classForName(String className)
                          throws ClassNotFoundException

Deprecated. since 4.3 - use Classes.getClassFactory().

Load a class trying both with the standard that with the thread classloader.

Parameters:

className - class name

Returns:

loaded class

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - if the given class can't be loaded by both classloaders.

newInstance

public static Object newInstance(String className)
                          throws InstantiationException,
                                 IllegalAccessException,
                                 ClassNotFoundException

Deprecated. since 4.3 - use Classes.getClassFactory(). Shortcut for ClassUtil.classForName(className).newInstance()

Parameters:

className - class name

Returns:

instance of the given class

Throws:

InstantiationException - exception thrown by newInstance()

IllegalAccessException - exception thrown by newInstance()

ClassNotFoundException - if the given class can't be loaded by both classloaders

isSubClass

public static boolean isSubClass(Class<?> subClass,
                                 Class<?> parentClass)

Deprecated. since 4.3, use parentClass.isAssignableFrom(subClass)

Checks if this class is a subclass.