org.carrot2.util
Class ReflectionUtils

java.lang.Object
  org.carrot2.util.ReflectionUtils

public final class ReflectionUtils
extends Object

Utilities related to Java reflection.

Method Summary

static Class<?>	classForName(String clazzName) Load and initialize (or return, if already defined) a given class using context class loader.
static Class<?>	classForName(String clazzName, boolean logWarning) Load and initialize (or return, if already defined) a given class using context class loader.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

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

Method Detail

classForName

public static Class<?> classForName(String clazzName)
                             throws ClassNotFoundException

Load and initialize (or return, if already defined) a given class using context class loader. If class cannot be found, a ClassNotFoundException is thrown and logged.

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException

classForName

public static Class<?> classForName(String clazzName,
                                    boolean logWarning)
                             throws ClassNotFoundException

Load and initialize (or return, if already defined) a given class using context class loader.

Parameters:

clazzName - class name to load

logWarning - if true, a warning will be logged if class cannot be found

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException