/**
* Creates a new instance of the object using its default constructor, and initializes it (via
* {@link #set(Object, Object[])}).
*
* @param objectType typeof object to instantiate
* @param fieldValues string field names and corresponding field values
* @return the initialized instance
*/
protected static <T> T create(Class<T> objectType, Object... fieldValues) {
T result = null;
try {
result = objectType.newInstance();
} catch (Exception ex) {
throw new RuntimeException(
String.format(
"Unable to instantiate instance of %s: %s",
objectType.getName(), InternalUtils.toMessage(ex)),
ex);
}
return set(result, fieldValues);
}
private static Field findField(Class objectClass, String fieldName) {
Class cursor = objectClass;
while (cursor != null) {
try {
return cursor.getDeclaredField(fieldName);
} catch (NoSuchFieldException ex) {
// Ignore.
}
cursor = cursor.getSuperclass();
}
throw new RuntimeException(
String.format(
"Class %s does not contain a field named '%s'.", objectClass.getName(), fieldName));
}
