org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util

Class Classes

java.lang.Object

org.apache.hadoop.hbase.util.Classes

@InterfaceAudience.Private
public class Classes
extends Object

Utilities for class manipulation.

Constructor Summary

Constructors

Constructor and Description
Classes()

Method Summary

Modifier and Type	Method and Description
static <T> Class<T>	cast(Class<?> clazz)
static Class<?>	extendedForName(String className) Equivalent of Class.forName(String) which also returns classes for primitives like boolean, etc.
static String	stringify(Class<?>[] classes)

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

Classes

public Classes()

Method Detail

extendedForName

public static Class<?> extendedForName(String className)
                                throws ClassNotFoundException

Equivalent of Class.forName(String) which also returns classes for primitives like boolean, etc.

Parameters:

className - The name of the class to retrieve. Can be either a normal class or a primitive class.

Returns:

The class specified by className

Throws:

ClassNotFoundException - If the requested class can not be found.

stringify

public static String stringify(Class<?>[] classes)

cast

public static <T> Class<T> cast(Class<?> clazz)