How do I use getConstructor(params).newInstance(args)?

Question

This could well be a stupid question, but I\'m new to Java, so...

I\'ve currently got some code where currently this is being used clazz.asSubclass(asSubclassOfCla

Answer 1

Here is an example of creating classes without the new keyword. The classes take other classes both primitives and Objects as their parameters. The example also shows the instance of a subclass and a Parent class being created

public class ConstructorInstantiateWithoutNew 
{
    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
    public static void main( String [] args )
    {
        Class clazz_drinker = Drinker.class;
        Class [] paramTypes = { Fizz.class, Colour.class, int.class };
        Object [] paramValues = {  new Fizz(), new Colour(), new Integer(10) };

        Class clazz_drunk = Drunk.class;
        Class [] paramTypesSub = { Fizz.class, Colour.class, int.class, boolean.class };
        Object [] paramValuesSub = {  new Fizz(), new Colour(), new Integer(10), true };

        try 
        {
            Drinker drinker = clazz_drinker.getConstructor( paramTypes ).newInstance( paramValues );
            drinker.drink();

            Drunk drunk = clazz_drunk.getConstructor(paramTypesSub).newInstance(paramValuesSub);
            drunk.drink();
        }
        catch (Exception e) 
        {
            e.printStackTrace();
        } 
    }
}

class Drinker
{
    int n;

    public Drinker( Fizz f, Colour c, int n)
    {
        this.n = n;
    }

    public void drink()
    {
        System.out.println( "Dad drank " + (n*10) + " ml");
    }
}

class Drunk extends Drinker
{
    boolean trouble;
    public Drunk(Fizz f, Colour c, int n, boolean inDogHouse)
    {
        super(f,c,n);
        trouble = inDogHouse;
    }

    public void drink()
    {
        System.out.println( 
                "Dad is Grounded: " + trouble + 
                " as he drank over "+ 
                (n*10) + " ml");
    }
}

class Fizz {} class Colour {}

Hope this is useful

Kind regards

Naresh Maharaj