ObjectProperties.getInstance() - if the property contains a String then

attempt to instantiate an object from that classname, otherwise return
the object. 

1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/src/main/java/com/c2kernel/utils/ObjectProperties.java b/src/main/java/com/c2kernel/utils/ObjectProperties.java
index dd4a59d..731b009 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/c2kernel/utils/ObjectProperties.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/c2kernel/utils/ObjectProperties.java
@@ -150,6 +150,18 @@ public class ObjectProperties extends Properties {
 	        Logger.msg("    "+name+" ("+getObject(name).getClass().getSimpleName()+"): "+getObject(name).toString());

 	    }

 	}

-		

+

+	public Object getInstance(String propName, Object defaultVal) throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException, ClassNotFoundException {

+		Object prop = getObject(propName, defaultVal);

+		if (prop == null || prop.equals(""))

+			throw new InstantiationException("Property '"+propName+"' was not defined. Cannot instantiate.");

+		if (prop instanceof String)

+			return Class.forName((String)prop).newInstance();

+		return prop;

+	}

+	

+	public Object getInstance(String propName) throws InstantiationException, IllegalAccessException, ClassNotFoundException {

+		return getInstance(propName, null);

+	}		

 	

 }