1   /**
2    * Copyright (c) 2000-2010 Liferay, Inc. All rights reserved.
3    *
4    * This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
5    * the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by the Free
6    * Software Foundation; either version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option)
7    * any later version.
8    *
9    * This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT
10   * ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS
11   * FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more
12   * details.
13   */
14  
15  package com.liferay.portal.kernel.util;
16  
17  /**
18   * <a href="InstanceFactory.java.html"><b><i>View Source</i></b></a>
19   *
20   * @author Brian Wing Shun Chan
21   */
22  public class InstanceFactory {
23  
24      public static Object newInstance(String className) throws Exception {
25          return newInstance(null, className);
26      }
27  
28      public static Object newInstance(ClassLoader classLoader, String className)
29          throws Exception {
30  
31          if (classLoader == null) {
32              Thread currentThread = Thread.currentThread();
33  
34              classLoader = currentThread.getContextClassLoader();
35          }
36  
37          Class<?> classObj = classLoader.loadClass(className);
38  
39          return classObj.newInstance();
40      }
41  
42  }