org.apache.tiles.util
Class ClassUtil

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

Deprecated. Use ClassUtil.

@Deprecated
public final class ClassUtil
extends java.lang.Object

Utilities to work with dynamic class loading and instantiation.

Version:
$Rev: 709153 $ $Date: 2008-10-30 13:54:10 +0100 (gio, 30 ott 2008) $

Method Summary
static java.lang.Object instantiate(java.lang.String className)
          Deprecated. Use ClassUtil.instantiate(String).
static java.lang.Object instantiate(java.lang.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 java.lang.Object instantiate(java.lang.String className)
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:
CannotInstantiateObjectException - If something goes wrong during instantiation.

instantiate

@Deprecated
public static java.lang.Object instantiate(java.lang.String className,
                                                      boolean returnNull)
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:
CannotInstantiateObjectException - If something goes wrong during instantiation.