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Re: How to call a component by name?

#14440
From: David Sykes
Date: Thu, 09 Sep 1999 00:00
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One advantage is parameterization.

MyClass getInstance( String className ) {
    return Class.forName( className ).newInstance();
}

className can be read from a .properties file, for example :-).

David Sykes
edv consulting

<nlaan> wrote in message news:7r6i1e$m6p1@forums.borland.com...
> What are the advantages of using:
> MyClass myClass = Class.forName("MyClass").newInstance();
>
> as opposed to:
> MClass myClass = new MyClass();
>
> thanks;
> nlaan
>
>
> Johan Forsberg wrote in message <7r525b$8nj7@forums.borland.com>...
> >
> >Bombi <abonetti@yahoo.com> skrev i
> >diskussionsgruppsmeddelandet:7r3sre$st7@forums.borland.com...
> >> Hi there,
> >>
> >> I've an application with a JPanel. How can I use my JPanel calling it
by
> >> name ?
> >>
> >> Something like    JPanel1 jPanel = createComponent("JPanel1")  instead
of
> >> new JPanel1() ?
> >
> >JPanel1 jPanel=Class.forName("my.package.JPanel1").newInstance();
> >
> >
>
>
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