Package com.softwaremining.util

Class ReflectionUtils

java.lang.Object

com.softwaremining.util.ReflectionUtils

public class ReflectionUtils
extends Object

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor	Description
ReflectionUtils()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method	Description
static boolean	invokeBooleanMethod(Object instance, String methodName)	Loads the class, instantiates it using its no-arg constructor, invokes the specified no-arg method, and returns the boolean result.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Details

ReflectionUtils

public ReflectionUtils()

Method Details

invokeBooleanMethod

public static boolean invokeBooleanMethod(Object instance,
 String methodName)
                                   throws ReflectiveOperationException

Loads the class, instantiates it using its no-arg constructor, invokes the specified no-arg method, and returns the boolean result.

Parameters:

methodName - name of the method, e.g. "isTrue"

className - fully-qualified name, e.g. "com.Xyz"

Returns:

the boolean returned by the invoked method

Throws:

ReflectiveOperationException - if anything goes wrong with loading, instantiation, or invocation