Java Reflection Constructor Get getConstructor(Class type, Class[] argTypes)

Description

Returns a Constructor for the given method signature, or null if no such Constructor can be found.

License

Apache License

Parameter

Parameter	Description
type	the (non-<tt>null</tt>) type of Object the returned Constructor should create
argTypes	a non-<tt>null</tt> array of types describing the parameters to the Constructor .

Return

a for the given method signature, or null if no such Constructor can be found.

Declaration

public static Constructor getConstructor(Class type, Class[] argTypes) 

Method Source Code

//package com.java2s;
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import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;

public class Main {
    /**
     * Returns a {@link Constructor} for the given method signature, or <tt>null</tt>
     * if no such <tt>Constructor</tt> can be found.
     *
     * @param type     the (non-<tt>null</tt>) type of {@link Object} the returned {@link Constructor} should create
     * @param argTypes a non-<tt>null</tt> array of types describing the parameters to the {@link Constructor}.
     * @return a {@link Constructor} for the given method signature, or <tt>null</tt>
     *         if no such <tt>Constructor</tt> can be found.
     * @see #invokeConstructor
     */
    public static Constructor getConstructor(Class type, Class[] argTypes) {
        if (null == type || null == argTypes) {
            throw new NullPointerException();
        }
        Constructor ctor = null;
        try {
            ctor = type.getConstructor(argTypes);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            ctor = null;
        }
        if (null == ctor) {
            // no directly declared matching constructor,
            // look for something that will work
            // XXX this should really be more careful to
            //     adhere to the jls mechanism for late binding
            Constructor[] ctors = type.getConstructors();
            for (int i = 0; i < ctors.length; i++) {
                Class[] paramtypes = ctors[i].getParameterTypes();
                if (paramtypes.length == argTypes.length) {
                    boolean canuse = true;
                    for (int j = 0; j < paramtypes.length; j++) {
                        if (paramtypes[j].isAssignableFrom(argTypes[j])) {
                            continue;
                        }

                        canuse = false;
                        break;
                    }
                    if (canuse == true) {
                        ctor = ctors[i];
                        break;
                    }
                }
            }
        }
        return ctor;
    }
}

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