net.groboclown.util.jplugin.v2
Interface IClassInspector

All Known Implementing Classes:

BaseClassInspector

public interface IClassInspector

Extracts the class instance based on the class name.

Version:

0.9.0 Alpha

Author:

Matt Albrecht

Method Summary

Class	getClass(String className) Retrieve the class object associated with the given name, or null if it cannot be found.
Object	instantiate(String className) Create an instance of the given class name, or return null if the class could not be found, or if the class does not have a default constructor.

Method Detail

getClass

public Class getClass(String className)

Retrieve the class object associated with the given name, or null if it cannot be found.

instantiate

public Object instantiate(String className)

Create an instance of the given class name, or return null if the class could not be found, or if the class does not have a default constructor.

Provided because an inspector may have a unique way to create the class object (if, say, the default constructor isn't used).