Java Char Array Create toClassArray(String[] classNames)

Description

Converts the given list of class names to a list of classes.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
classNames	A list of class names.

Exception

Parameter	Description
ClassNotFoundException	If a class name cannot be not found.

Return

A list of classes that correspond to the given names.

Declaration

private static Class<?>[] toClassArray(String[] classNames) throws ClassNotFoundException 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
/*//ww w .  java  2 s.c o m
 * The MIT License (MIT)
 *
 * Copyright (c) 2015 Lachlan Dowding
 *
 * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
 * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
 * in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
 * to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
 * copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
 * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
 *
 * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
 * copies or substantial portions of the Software.
 *
 * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
 * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
 * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
 * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
 * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
 * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
 * SOFTWARE.
 */

public class Main {
    /**
     * Converts the given list of class names to a list of classes.
     *
     * @param classNames A list of class names.
     * @return A list of classes that correspond to the given names.
     * @throws ClassNotFoundException If a class name cannot be not found.
     */
    private static Class<?>[] toClassArray(String[] classNames) throws ClassNotFoundException {
        if (classNames == null)
            return null;

        Class<?>[] classes = new Class<?>[classNames.length];

        for (int i = 0; i < classes.length; i++) {
            classes[i] = Class.forName(classNames[i]);
        }

        return classes;
    }
}

Related

1. toCharArray(String[] v)
2. toCharArray(StringBuffer stringbuffer)
3. toCharArrays(String[] a)
4. toClassArray(final Object[] args)
5. toClassArray(Object[] params)
6. toClasses(ClassLoader classLoader, String[] argClassNames)
7. toClasses(final Object... parameters)
8. toClasses(Object[] args)
9. toClasses(Object[] objs)