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org.apache.tiles.util
Class ClassUtil

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.tiles.util.ClassUtil

Deprecated. Use ClassUtil.

@Deprecated
public final class ClassUtil
extends Object

Utilities to work with dynamic class loading and instantiation.

Version:

$Rev: 708904 $ $Date: 2008-10-29 14:37:02 +0100 (Wed, 29 Oct 2008) $

Method Summary

static Object	instantiate(String className) Deprecated. Use ClassUtil.instantiate(String).
static Object	instantiate(String className, boolean returnNull) Deprecated. Use ClassUtil.instantiate(String, boolean).

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

instantiate

@Deprecated
public static Object instantiate(String className)
                          throws TilesException

Deprecated. Use ClassUtil.instantiate(String).

Returns an instance of the given class name, by calling the default constructor.

Parameters:

className - The class name to load and to instantiate.

Returns:

The new instance of the class name.

Throws:

TilesException - If something goes wrong during instantiation.

instantiate

@Deprecated
public static Object instantiate(String className,
                                            boolean returnNull)
                          throws TilesException

Deprecated. Use ClassUtil.instantiate(String, boolean).

Returns an instance of the given class name, by calling the default constructor.

Parameters:

className - The class name to load and to instantiate.

returnNull - If true, if the class is not found it returns true, otherwise it throws a TilesException.

Returns:

The new instance of the class name.

Throws:

TilesException - If something goes wrong during instantiation.