Get a compatible constructor for the given value type : Constructor « Reflection « Java Tutorial

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import java.lang.reflect.Array;
import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
import java.net.URL;
import java.security.AccessController;
import java.security.CodeSource;
import java.security.PrivilegedAction;
import java.security.ProtectionDomain;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

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public class Main {

  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
  //                           Coercion Methods                          //
  /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

  /**
   * Get a compatible constructor for the given value type
   *
   * @param type       Class to look for constructor in
   * @param valueType  Argument type for constructor
   * @return           Constructor or null
   */
  public static Constructor getCompatibleConstructor(final Class type,
                                                     final Class valueType)
  {
     // first try and find a constructor with the exact argument type
     try {
        return type.getConstructor(new Class[] { valueType });
     }
     catch (Exception ignore) {
        // if the above failed, then try and find a constructor with
        // an compatible argument type

        // get an array of compatible types
        Class[] types = type.getClasses();

        for (int i=0; i<types.length; i++) {
           try {
              return type.getConstructor(new Class[] { types[i] });
           }
           catch (Exception ignore2) {}
        }
     }

     // if we get this far, then we can't find a compatible constructor
     return null;
  }
}