| InstanceFactory.java |
1 /**
2 * Copyright (c) 2000-2010 Liferay, Inc. All rights reserved.
3 *
4 * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
5 * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
6 * Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
7 * any later version.
8 *
9 * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
10 * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
11 * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
12 * details.
13 */
14
15 package com.liferay.portal.kernel.util;
16
17 /**
18 * <a href="InstanceFactory.java.html"><b><i>View Source</i></b></a>
19 *
20 * @author Brian Wing Shun Chan
21 */
22 public class InstanceFactory {
23
24 public static Object newInstance(String className) throws Exception {
25 return newInstance(null, className);
26 }
27
28 public static Object newInstance(ClassLoader classLoader, String className)
29 throws Exception {
30
31 if (classLoader == null) {
32 Thread currentThread = Thread.currentThread();
33
34 classLoader = currentThread.getContextClassLoader();
35 }
36
37 Class<?> classObj = classLoader.loadClass(className);
38
39 return classObj.newInstance();
40 }
41
42 }