Module org.easymock
Package org.easymock.internal

Interface IClassInstantiator

All Known Implementing Classes:
DefaultClassInstantiator, ObjenesisClassInstantiator
public interface IClassInstantiator
Used to instantiate a given class.
Author:
Henri Tremblay

  • Method Summary

    Modifier and Type
    Method
    Description
    Object
    newInstance(Class<?> clazz)
    Return a new instance of the specified class.

  • Method Details

    • newInstance

      Object newInstance(Class<?> clazz) throws InstantiationException
      Return a new instance of the specified class. The recommended way is without calling any constructor. This is usually done by doing like ObjectInputStream.readObject() which is JVM specific.
      Parameters:
      clazz - class to instantiate
      Returns:
      new instance of clazz
      Throws:
      InstantiationException - when an error occured during instantiation