org.apache.hivemind.util
Class InstanceCreationUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.hivemind.util.InstanceCreationUtils

public class InstanceCreationUtils

extends java.lang.Object

Code for creating an instance, possibly setting its Location, and possibly initializing its properties.

Since:

1.1

Author:

Howard M. Lewis Ship

Constructor Summary

InstanceCreationUtils()

Method Summary

static java.lang.Object

createInstance(Module module, java.lang.String initializer, Location location) Creates an instance.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Constructor Detail

InstanceCreationUtils

public InstanceCreationUtils()

Method Detail

createInstance

public static java.lang.Object createInstance(Module module,
                                              java.lang.String initializer,
                                              Location location)

Creates an instance.

Parameters:

module - the referencing module, used to resolve partial class names

initializer - The name of the class to instantiate, possibly followed by a list of properties and values. I.e. com.examples.MyBean,property=value.

location - The location to assign to the newly created instance, if it implements LocationHolder. Also the location used to report errors creating or configuring the instance.