001    /**
002     * Copyright (c) 2000-2010 Liferay, Inc. All rights reserved.
003     *
004     * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
005     * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
006     * Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
007     * any later version.
008     *
009     * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
010     * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
011     * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
012     * details.
013     */
014    
015    package com.liferay.portal.kernel.util;
016    
017    /**
018     * @author Brian Wing Shun Chan
019     */
020    public class InstanceFactory {
021    
022            public static Object newInstance(String className) throws Exception {
023                    return newInstance(null, className);
024            }
025    
026            public static Object newInstance(ClassLoader classLoader, String className)
027                    throws Exception {
028    
029                    if (classLoader == null) {
030                            Thread currentThread = Thread.currentThread();
031    
032                            classLoader = currentThread.getContextClassLoader();
033                    }
034    
035                    Class<?> classObj = classLoader.loadClass(className);
036    
037                    return classObj.newInstance();
038            }
039    
040    }