package org.catacomb.interlish.reflect;
   
   import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
   
   import org.catacomb.be.Instantiator;
   import org.catacomb.report.E;
   
   
   // all non-trivial instantiation (ie not primitive types) should go thrueh here in the end ??? REFAC
  public class ClassInstantiator implements Instantiator {
  
  
  
  
      public Object newInstance(String cnm) {
          Object ret = null;
          Class<?> c = null;
          try {
              c = Class.forName(cnm);
              ret = c.newInstance();
  
          } catch (Exception e) {
              E.error("cant instantiate " + cnm + " " + e);
          }
          return ret;
      }
  
  
  
      public Object newInstance(String cnm, Object arg) {
          Object ret = null;
          Class<?> c = null;
          try {
              c = Class.forName(cnm);
              Class[] ca = {arg.getClass()};
              Constructor con = c.getConstructor(ca);
              Object[] oa = {arg};
              ret = con.newInstance(oa);
  
          } catch (Exception e) {
              E.error("cant instantiate " + cnm + " " + e);
          }
          return ret;
      }
  
  
  
      public Class<?> forName(String s) {
          return forName(s, false);
      }
  
  
      public Class<?> forName(String scl, boolean require) {
          Class<?> ret = null;
          try {
              ret = Class.forName(scl);
          } catch (Exception ex) {
              if (require) {
                  E.error("cant instantiate: " + scl + " " + ex);
              }
          }
          return ret;
      }
  
      public void reset() {
          E.missing("reset does nothing on the class instantiator");
      }
  
      public ClassLoader getLoader() {
          return null;
      }
  
  }