[fpc-pascal] Java equivalent of Pascal's class reference functionality

[Maciej Izak]

2016-06-09 1:17 GMT+02:00 Graeme Geldenhuys <mailinglists at geldenhuys.co.uk>:

> Does Java have an equivalent feature of a Object Pascal language's Class
> Reference.
>

+/- yes, it is called Class and you need no-arg constructor for that:

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/lang/Class.html

public void executeVisitor(TVisited pData, Class<TVisitor> pVisClass)
{
    TVisitor lVisitor = null;
    try {
        lVisitor := pVisClass.newInstance();  // <<-- Important Part
    } catch (InstantiationException e) {
        LOG.error("HINT: probably missing no-arg constructor for Entry: " +
pVisClass.getName());
        throw e;
    }

  ...
}

-- 
Best regards,
Maciej Izak
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