org.openscience.cdk.interfaces
Interface IChemObjectBuilder

All Known Implementing Classes:

DebugChemObjectBuilder, DefaultChemObjectBuilder, SilentChemObjectBuilder

public interface IChemObjectBuilder

A helper class to instantiate a ICDKObject instance for a specific implementation.

Author:

egonw

Belongs to CDK module:

interfaces

Source code:

cdk-1.4.x

Method Summary

<T extends ICDKObject> T

newInstance(Class<T> clazz, Object... params) Creates a new instance of an ICDKObject, using the constructor defined by the given parameters.

Method Detail

newInstance

<T extends ICDKObject> T newInstance(Class<T> clazz,
                                     Object... params)
                                 throws IllegalArgumentException

Creates a new instance of an ICDKObject, using the constructor defined by the given parameters.

Type Parameters:

T - Class of an interface extending ICDKObject or ICDKObject itself.

Parameters:

clazz - Interface class to instantiate an instance for.

params - Parameters passed to the constructor of the created instance.

Returns:

Instance created.

Throws:

IllegalArgumentException - Exception thrown when the IChemObjectBuilder builder cannot instantiate the clazz with the given parameters.