net.lenni0451.optconfig.access.types

Interface ConstructorAccess

All Known Implementing Classes:

MethodHandleConstructorAccess, ReflectionConstructorAccess

public interface ConstructorAccess

A constructor which can be accessed by optconfig (e.g. using reflection).

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
default <T> T	castInstance(java.lang.Object... args) Create a new instance of the target class with the given arguments and cast it to the wanted type.
java.lang.Class<?>[]	getParameterTypes()
java.lang.Object	newInstance(java.lang.Object... args) Create a new instance of the target class with the given arguments.

Method Detail

getParameterTypes

java.lang.Class<?>[] getParameterTypes()

Returns:

The parameter types of the constructor

See Also:

Constructor.getParameterTypes()

newInstance

java.lang.Object newInstance(java.lang.Object... args)

Create a new instance of the target class with the given arguments.

Parameters:

args - The arguments to pass to the constructor

Returns:

The new instance of the target class

See Also:

Constructor.newInstance(Object...)

castInstance

default <T> T castInstance(java.lang.Object... args)

Create a new instance of the target class with the given arguments and cast it to the wanted type.

Type Parameters:

T - The type to cast the instance to

Parameters:

args - The arguments to pass to the constructor

Returns:

The new instance of the target class

Throws:

java.lang.ClassCastException - If the instance cannot be casted to the wanted type