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34 package info.magnolia.cms.util;
35
36 import info.magnolia.objectfactory.Classes;
37
38 /**
39 * Utility methods for classes.
40 * @deprecated since 4.3 - see specific methods for replacements.
41 *
42 * @author Fabrizio Giustina
43 * @version $Revision: 32667 $ ($Author: gjoseph $)
44 */
45 public final class ClassUtil {
46
47
48 /**
49 * Don't instantiate.
50 */
51 private ClassUtil() {
52 // unused
53 }
54
55 /**
56 * Load a class trying both with the standard that with the thread classloader.
57 *
58 * @param className class name
59 * @return loaded class
60 * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the given class can't be loaded by both classloaders.
61 * @deprecated since 4.3 - use {@link info.magnolia.objectfactory.Classes#getClassFactory()}.
62 */
63 public static Class classForName(String className) throws ClassNotFoundException {
64 return Classes.getClassFactory().forName(className);
65 }
66
67 /**
68 * @param className class name
69 * @return instance of the given class
70 * @throws InstantiationException exception thrown by newInstance()
71 * @throws IllegalAccessException exception thrown by newInstance()
72 * @throws ClassNotFoundException if the given class can't be loaded by both classloaders
73 * @deprecated since 4.3 - use {@link info.magnolia.objectfactory.Classes#getClassFactory()}.
74 *
75 * Shortcut for <code>ClassUtil.classForName(className).newInstance()</code>
76 */
77 public static Object newInstance(String className) throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException, ClassNotFoundException {
78 final Class clazz = classForName(className);
79 return Classes.getClassFactory().newInstance(clazz);
80 }
81
82 /**
83 * Checks if this class is a subclass.
84 * @deprecated since 4.3, use parentClass.isAssignableFrom(subClass)
85 */
86 public static boolean isSubClass(Class<?> subClass, Class<?> parentClass) {
87 return parentClass.isAssignableFrom(subClass);
88 }
89 }