org.apache.jorphan.reflect
Class ClassTools

java.lang.Object
  org.apache.jorphan.reflect.ClassTools

public class ClassTools
extends Object

Utility methods for handling dynamic access to classes.

ClassTools

public ClassTools()

construct

public static Object construct(String className)
                        throws JMeterException

Call no-args constructor for a class.

Parameters:

className - name of the class to be constructed

Returns:

an instance of the class

Throws:

JMeterException - if class cannot be created

construct

public static Object construct(String className,
                               int parameter)
                        throws JMeterException

Call a class constructor with an integer parameter

Parameters:

className - name of the class to be constructed

parameter - the value to be used in the constructor

Returns:

an instance of the class

Throws:

JMeterException - if class cannot be created

construct

public static Object construct(String className,
                               String parameter)
                        throws JMeterException

Call a class constructor with an String parameter

Parameters:

className - the name of the class to construct

parameter - to be used for the construction of the class instance

Returns:

an instance of the class

Throws:

JMeterException - if class cannot be created

invoke

public static void invoke(Object instance,
                          String methodName)
                   throws SecurityException,
                          IllegalArgumentException,
                          JMeterException

Invoke a public method on a class instance

Parameters:

instance - object on which the method should be called

methodName - name of the method to be called

Throws:

SecurityException - if a security violation occurred while looking for the method

IllegalArgumentException - if the method parameters (none given) do not match the signature of the method

JMeterException - if something went wrong in the invoked method