Here you can find the source of getConstructor(final Class
static <E> Constructor<E> getConstructor(final Class<E> valueClass, final Class<?> parameter)
//package com.java2s; /*/*from w w w . j av a 2 s. co m*/ * Copyright (C) 2004-2015 exedio GmbH (www.exedio.com) * * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or * modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public * License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either * version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version. * * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU * Lesser General Public License for more details. * * You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public * License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA */ import java.lang.reflect.Constructor; public class Main { static <E> Constructor<E> getConstructor(final Class<E> valueClass, final Class<?> parameter) { final Constructor<E> constructor; final String classID = valueClass.getName(); try { constructor = valueClass.getDeclaredConstructor(parameter); } catch (final NoSuchMethodException e) { throw new IllegalArgumentException(classID + " does not have a constructor " + valueClass.getSimpleName() + '(' + getName(parameter) + ')', e); } constructor.setAccessible(true); return constructor; } private static String getName(final Class<?> clazz) { final Class<?> componentType = clazz.getComponentType(); return componentType != null ? componentType.getName() + "[]" : clazz.getName(); } }