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22  
23  package com.liferay.portal.kernel.util;
24  
25  import com.liferay.portal.kernel.log.Log;
26  import com.liferay.portal.kernel.log.LogFactoryUtil;
27  
28  import java.lang.reflect.Constructor;
29  
30  /**
31   * <a href="ReflectionUtil.java.html"><b><i>View Source</i></b></a>
32   *
33   * @author Brian Wing Shun Chan
34   *
35   */
36  public class ReflectionUtil {
37  
38      public static Object newInstance(String className, String p1) {
39          try {
40              Class<?> classObj = Class.forName(className);
41  
42              Constructor<?> classConstructor =
43                  classObj.getConstructor(new Class[] {String.class});
44  
45              Object[] args = new Object[] {p1};
46  
47              return classConstructor.newInstance(args);
48          }
49          catch (Exception e) {
50              _log.error(e, e);
51  
52              return null;
53          }
54      }
55  
56      private static Log _log = LogFactoryUtil.getLog(ReflectionUtil.class);
57  
58  }