Java Class New Instance newInstance(Type type)

Description

Creates a new instance of the type from his type name.

License

Open Source License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
Object	a parameter

Return

Instance of class represented by type name, if the type is not instanceable, returns null

Declaration

public static Object newInstance(Type type) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
//License from project: Open Source License 

import java.lang.reflect.Type;

public class Main {
    /**/*from   w  w  w  .j  a  v  a 2  s .  c o m*/
     * Creates a new instance of the type from his type name. 
     * The class is instantiated as if by a new expression with an empty argument list
     * 
     * @param Object
     * @return Instance of class represented by type name, if the type is not instanceable, returns null
     */
    public static Object newInstance(Type type) {
        try {
            return Class.forName(type.toString().substring(0, type.toString().indexOf('@'))).newInstance();
        } catch (Throwable e) {
        }
        return null;
    }
}

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