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package lib ;

import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;

/**
 * @deprecated: moved to util package.
 */
public class DynamicClassLoader {

	/**
	* This method returns a class created by it's name
	* created by call to <code>Class.forName()</code>.<p>
	* This method must be overloaded if another loading
	* policy is required for Component and Interface
	* testing classes.
	*/
	public static Class forName(String className)
		throws ClassNotFoundException {

		return Class.forName(className) ;
	}

        public Object getInstance(String className)
                                            throws IllegalArgumentException {
            try {
                Class cls = DynamicClassLoader.forName(className);
                return cls.newInstance();
            } catch ( ClassNotFoundException e ) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Couldn't find " + className
                        + " " + e);
            } catch ( IllegalAccessException e ) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Couldn't access " + className
                        + " " + e);
            } catch ( InstantiationException e ) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Couldn't instantiate " +
                                className + " " + e);
            }
        }

        public Object getInstance(String className, Object[] ctorArgs)
                                            throws IllegalArgumentException {
            try {
                Class cls = DynamicClassLoader.forName(className);
                Class[] ctorType = new Class[ctorArgs.length];
                for(int i=0; i<ctorType.length; i++) {
                    ctorType[i] = ctorArgs[i].getClass();
                }
                Constructor ctor = cls.getConstructor(ctorType);
                return ctor.newInstance(ctorArgs);
            } catch ( ClassNotFoundException e ) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Couldn't find " + className
                        + " " + e);
            } catch ( IllegalAccessException e ) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Couldn't access " + className
                        + " " + e);
            } catch ( NoSuchMethodException e ) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Couldn't find constructor for " + className
                        + " " + e);
            } catch ( java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException e ) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Couldn't invoke " +
                                className + " " + e);
            } catch ( InstantiationException e ) {
                throw new IllegalArgumentException("Couldn't instantiate " +
                                className + " " + e);
            }
        }
}